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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 join the Cadets of Temperance?
(a) He likes their uniforms.
(b) His aunt makes him.
(c) He's decided to turn over a new leaf.
(d) He wants to impress Becky.

2. What reason does Tom give Becky for his shout, when he sees Injun Joe?
(a) He says he was scared by a bat.
(b) He says he thought he saw a searcher.
(c) He says he wanted to hear the echo.
(d) He says he shouted for luck.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Huck say he'd do with treasure?

2. What prevented Injun Joe from taking off on Friday?

3. What is Muff Potter's reaction when Tom is called as a witness?

4. What is the title of the first-prize composition?

5. Before the trial, does any of the town gossip speculate that Muff Potter is innocent?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what happens in the courtroom during Tom's testimony.

2. What happens at the Fourth of July celebration?

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

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

5. Does the Welshman take credit for saving Widow Douglas?

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

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

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

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

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

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