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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 animal gets into a conflict with the bug Tom has brought into church?
(a) a cat
(b) a piglet
(c) a canary
(d) a poodle

2. What does Tom do that makes Becky cry?
(a) He says he doesn't like her hair.
(b) He says something bad about her cousin.
(c) He says he doesn't like her dress.
(d) He mentions his old girlfriend.

3. What do Joe and Tom feel guilty about?
(a) robbing a boat on the river
(b) taking the raft
(c) stealing food from their homes
(d) keeping secrets from their parents

4. Who do the boys find sleeping in their hideout?
(a) Joe Harper
(b) Jeff Thatcher
(c) Injun Joe
(d) Muff Potter

5. What do the boys use to prick their fingers?
(a) the tip of a pen
(b) a brass pin
(c) a pine needle
(d) Tom's needle

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom offer Becky to console her?

2. What source of food do the boys find on the island?

3. What does Tom steal as he goes out to play after whitewashing the fence?

4. What does Tom do to stop himself from talking in his sleep?

5. Who does Tom give a dose of tonic to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Tom and Becky talk about before their discussion turns to romance?

2. How does Tom trick other boys into doing his work for him?

3. Why does Tom realize that Muff Potter cannot tell the true story?

4. What do Tom and Huck do with their pact after they sign it?

5. What mistake does Tom make that gives away to Polly that he played hooky?

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

7. What does the minister say about the boys at the funeral?

8. What is Aunt Polly's reaction to Tom's disappearance?

9. Describe the graveyard.

10. What is Tom and Joe's plan to run away?

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