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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. Why does Tom blow out Becky's candle?
(a) to scare Becky with the darkness
(b) on accident, while he is blowing a bug away
(c) to stop Becky from starting a fire
(d) to save their candles for the future

2. What does Polly say that Tom should have done?
(a) come to let her know he was alive
(b) waited until after the funeral to reveal himself
(c) come back home sooner
(d) stayed away longer

3. 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

4. Why do Tom and Huck think it's useless to break Muff out of prison?
(a) They think they'd be caught and tried as accessories.
(b) They think Injun Joe would kill Muff if he escaped.
(c) They think he'll just be caught again.
(d) They think Muff would refuse to leave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom say the Widow Douglas has for children?

2. What does Becky do that she thinks will get her in trouble?

3. Where does Joe tell his partner he plans on running after the "dangerous" job?

4. How does Judge Frazer let Tom down?

5. Why does Tom remember to grab the towel before running?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Becky react when she first realizes she and Tom are lost?

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the Spaniard.

8. What good deed does Tom do for Becky?

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

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

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