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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 do Tom's classmates do, that constantly remind him of his problems?
(a) They sing a song about Murdering Muff.
(b) They reinact the murder in the schoolyard.
(c) They make trips to the graveyard to find souvenirs.
(d) They hold inquests on dead cats.

2. Where has Tom's cousin Mary been for the last week?
(a) visiting her grandmother
(b) at a Bible school
(c) in the country
(d) at an art school

3. Who wins the battle?
(a) Tom's army wins
(b) Sid's army wins
(c) Joe's army wins
(d) Ben's army wins

4. How does Huck sign his name?
(a) Huck writes out his full given name.
(b) Tom shows Huck how to make an H and an F.
(c) Huck writes "Mr. Finn."
(d) Huck makes an X instead of his name.

5. Where does Tom sneak off to during the night on the island?
(a) Joe's house
(b) Aunt Polly's house
(c) the town hall
(d) the schoolhouse

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Tom and Joe use to play with the tick?

2. What is Tom's recent accomplishment?

3. What do Tom and Huck take as an omen that they will die?

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

5. What is the object of the game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the graveyard.

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

3. What does Tom tutor Becky in when they meet surreptitiously during lunch?

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

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

6. What does Tom make Becky whisper in his ear?

7. What grievance does Injun Joe have against the doctor?

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

9. What is Tom's objection after the initial reaction to the boys' homecoming?

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

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