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

2. What does Tom say that he dreamed?
(a) the townspeople on the ferry searching for the boys' bodies
(b) witnessing the doctor's death at the graveyard
(c) the scene of him appearing in the church at his funeral
(d) the scene he witnessed when he sneaked over to the house

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

4. What do Tom and Huck do instead of going to the haunted house?
(a) make their own treasure maps
(b) play Robin Hood
(c) fish in the river
(d) slingshot target practice

5. Why does Tom say robbers fail to come get their treasures?
(a) They forget the marks that identify the spot or else they die.
(b) Their treasure maps get lost, destroyed, or stolen.
(c) They get doublecrossed by their partners and stranded.
(d) They get caught and sent to prison or flee the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom fear whenever someone gossips to him about the murder?

2. What does Polly say that Tom should have done?

3. What happens to Injun Joe's accomplice?

4. What day of the week is a bad day to visit a haunted house?

5. What speech does Tom make on examination day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What evidence of Becky and Tom do the searchers find in the cave?

2. What is the town's reaction after the murder trial?

3. How does Tom feel when Injun Joe is found dead?

4. What happens to Tom and Huck's treasure?

5. What happens during Tom's speech on examination day?

6. What is Tom's approach to finding buried treasure?

7. Why does Injun Joe want to harm the Widow Douglas?

8. Describe the Spaniard.

9. How does Mrs. Thatcher react as Tuesday comes and Becky is still missing?

10. What does Tom say that people often find that leads them to a buried treasure?

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