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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Aunt Sally's apron in Chapter 37?
(a) Hanging on a chair.
(b) In a closet.
(c) On the clothes-line.
(d) She was wearing it.

2. What kind of enterprise does the Phelps family have?
(a) They run cattle.
(b) A chicken farm.
(c) A cotton plantation.
(d) A hog farm.

3. Why does Tom Sawyer say "H'aint ever done you no harm"?
(a) He thinks Huck is about to steal his horse.
(b) He fears Huck will blackmail him about Jim.
(c) He thinks Huck is a ghost come to haunt him.
(d) He thinks Huck is about to assault him.

4. Why is there no reply to the letters Uncle Silas sends the plantation owners?
(a) The plantation does not exist.
(b) The steamboat carring the mail has been sunk.
(c) The plantation owner is bad-mannered.
(d) The plantation owner has died.

5. Who is Aunt Sally's sister?
(a) Miss Wilks.
(b) Huck's aunt.
(c) Tom's mother.
(d) Miss Watson.

6. Where does the King lay the blame for the missing money?
(a) The slaves from the Wilks household.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Tom Collins.
(d) The undertaker.

7. What is the problem with Jim keeping a journal?
(a) He cannot write.
(b) He has no pen.
(c) He will lose it.
(d) They are too far from the shops to buy one.

8. What is the problem with Jim being imprisoned in a log cabin?
(a) There is nowhere for Huck and Tom to hide should someone come by.
(b) It is very cold there at night.
(c) It is easy for others to hear what is going on inside it.
(d) There is no rock on which he can trace his coat-of-arms.

9. Who keeps hold of Huck's hand in Chapter 29?
(a) Susan.
(b) The lawyer.
(c) Joanna.
(d) The doctor.

10. Where will Huck be able to find Jim?
(a) At Abram G. Foster's farm.
(b) On the raft.
(c) At the Phelps farm.
(d) In jail.

11. How many mottoes does Tom devise for Jim's coat-of-arms?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

12. At what point do Huck and Tom enter Jim's cabin?
(a) At the foot of Jim's bed.
(b) Beside the fireplace.
(c) In front of the door.
(d) Under his bed.

13. For what reason is Peter Wilks' body to be exhumed?
(a) To see if there is a tattoo on his knee.
(b) To retrieve the money bag from the coffin.
(c) To be utterly certain they have buried the right man in the right grave.
(d) To see if there is a tattoo on his chest.

14. Why is Jim initially confused about getting a coat-of-arms?
(a) He thinks it's clothing.
(b) He thinks he might have to pay for it.
(c) He already has one.
(d) He doesn't believe people should bear arms.

15. What doesn't Tom Sawyer like about Huck's plan for releasing Jim?
(a) It is too simple.
(b) It is dangerous.
(c) It will result in too much noise.
(d) It is too complicated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim throw out the window in Chapter 37?

2. Where does Huck hide the raft in Chapter 31?

3. The doctor uses the word "singular." In the context, what does this word mean?

4. Who does Tom say almost spoiled their adventure?

5. What does the King do after his confession?

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