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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the new girl throw to Tom?
(a) a pansy
(b) a carnation
(c) a rose
(d) a daisy

2. What do Tom and Joe use to play with the tick?
(a) pencils
(b) pins
(c) paper balls
(d) feathers

3. What does Tom do when he sees the new girl?
(a) Tom asks him to play with the boys in the woods.
(b) Tom pulls her out of the window and runs down to the river with her.
(c) Tom shows off by doing tricks on the sidewalk.
(d) Tom pretends to ignore her.

4. How long does it take the boys to get to the cemetery?
(a) a half hour
(b) an hour
(c) five minutes
(d) an hour and a half

5. What does the sheriff say about catching Muff Potter?
(a) He is sure Potter has escaped.
(b) He is confident about finding Potter within the week.
(c) He thinks they will find Potter dead.
(d) He is confident about finding Potter before dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom sneak off to during the night on the island?

2. What is Tom's reaction to his bath?

3. What does Tom answer when the judge asks him who the first two apostles were?

4. How many tickets are needed to earn a prize?

5. What does Tom imagine after his aunt hits him and does not apologize?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom find his lost marble?

2. Describe Aunt Polly's dilemma in punishing Tom.

3. How are Sid and Tom different?

4. What do the villagers want to do to Injun Joe?

5. What is Tom dissatisfied with by the end of the Sunday service?

6. Why does Tom confess that he stopped to talk with Huckleberry Finn on the way to school?

7. How does Tom trick Aunt Polly so that he can escape?

8. What story does Huck Finn recall to cast doubt on the omen the boys see?

9. What about Tom's behavior at school strikes Sid as strange?

10. Describe some of the ways Tom and Huck discuss to remove warts.

(see the answer keys)

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