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

2. Why does Tom remember to grab the towel before running?
(a) Injun Joe could track him down with the towel.
(b) His aunt would kill him for losing the towel.
(c) Sid would snitch on Tom if he came back without the towel.
(d) Huck would kill him for losing the towel.

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

4. What reason does Tom give for not letting Polly know he was alive?
(a) Tom didn't want to spoil the effect of appearing at the funeral.
(b) Tom didn't want to betray his fellow pirates, Joe and Huck.
(c) Tom didn't want Sid and Mary to find out he was alive.
(d) Tom thought Polly would be angry if she knew he'd been to the house.

5. What happens to Injun Joe's accomplice?
(a) He is found with his neck broken outside of town.
(b) He is found stabbed to death in the haunted house.
(c) His body is found in the river, likely drowned.
(d) He is captured but hangs himself in the jail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom see that shows him the way out of the cave?

2. What is the cave opening shaped like?

3. What disconcerts Becky when Tom shouts to the other picnickers?

4. When does Mrs. Thatcher find out that Becky's not where she's supposed to be?

5. What makes Aunt Polly able to forgive Tom anything?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens the first time Becky goes to sleep in the cave.

2. What happens at the Fourth of July celebration?

3. How does Tom treat Amy Lawrence when he comes back to school?

4. Where does Tom think he's found No. 2?

5. What does Tom think when he's whipped for ruining his schoolbook?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Huck's reaction to living with the Widow Douglas.

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