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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Does Huck tell the Welshman the Spaniard's true identity?
(a) No, Huck never thinks about giving away the secret.
(b) No, but Huck is sorely tempted to tell the truth.
(c) Yes, Huck tells him right away.
(d) Yes, but only after much prompting and promising to protect Huck.

2. What does Huck decide to do when the men come out of No. 2?
(a) sound an alarm
(b) search No. 2
(c) go find Tom
(d) follow them

3. How did the boys get to shore from their island?
(a) They paddled using a log.
(b) They swam against the current.
(c) They stole a skiff.
(d) They made a raft.

4. What is Muff Potter's reaction when Tom is called as a witness?
(a) terror
(b) anger
(c) sorrow
(d) surprise

5. Why does Tom not want to go back through the caves the way he and Becky came?
(a) He thinks there are ghosts in one of the cave's rooms.
(b) He's afraid bats will put out their candles.
(c) He wants to stay out longer with Becky.
(d) He thinks he can't fit back through an entryway they came through.

6. What is Judge Thatcher's feeling toward Tom?
(a) anger
(b) annoyance
(c) admiration
(d) jealousy

7. What is Tom's attitude when he first takes the stand?
(a) frightened
(b) sullen
(c) angry
(d) showing off

8. What does Tom say that robbers bury under a tree with their treasure?
(a) a cursed cross
(b) a dead man
(c) a witch's finger
(d) a box of toadstools

9. What does Widow Douglas say she will do for Huck?
(a) get him a fishing boat and equipment to become a fisherman
(b) take care of him and give him money to start in business
(c) buy him a house, new clothes, and furniture
(d) put him in her will

10. What does Tom dump onto the table?
(a) gold ore
(b) packs of money
(c) gold coins
(d) diamonds

11. What is in the first closet Huck and Tom search in the haunted house?
(a) nothing
(b) a pile of cobwebs
(c) a bricked up door
(d) a cat

12. Why does Tom say they need to stop and wait by the water?
(a) There's only one source of water in the cave.
(b) They've nearly run out of candles.
(c) He's afraid of getting even more lost.
(d) No one will find them if they keep moving around.

13. What reason does Tom give Becky for his shout, when he sees Injun Joe?
(a) He says he shouted for luck.
(b) He says he wanted to hear the echo.
(c) He says he was scared by a bat.
(d) He says he thought he saw a searcher.

14. What dampens Tom's expectations of a night at Widow Douglas'?
(a) He expects his aunt will find out where he's been.
(b) He thinks Huck might give him the signal that night.
(c) He thinks Becky might disapprove of him.
(d) He is afraid Injun Joe might find him.

15. How does Judge Frazer let Tom down?
(a) He leaves the town without giving word.
(b) He gets sick and so will miss Fourth of July.
(c) He dies, just when Tom thought he was getting well.
(d) He dies before telling Tom the secret Tom's waiting for.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Tom and Huck do instead of going to the haunted house?

2. How does Tom react to Becky when he goes back to school?

3. What was the schoolmaster's unfulfilled goal?

4. What prevented Injun Joe's capture at the Widow Douglas' house?

5. How does Polly learn that Tom was lying about his dream?

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