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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which animal does Tom suggest Jim might tame?
(a) A rattlesnake.
(b) A large spider.
(c) A rat.
(d) A dog.
2. What time is it when the boys become too tired to carry on?
(a) Four in the morning.
(b) Two in the morning.
(c) Around midnight.
(d) Supper-time.
3. At what point do Huck and Tom enter Jim's cabin?
(a) In front of the door.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) At the foot of Jim's bed.
(d) Beside the fireplace.
4. What makes Huck squirm in Chapter 30?
(a) Thinking about the lies he's been telling.
(b) The dinner that has disagreed with him.
(c) Hearing his lie about the Wilks slaves being repeated.
(d) Seeing Jim dressed as an Arab.
5. Why does Huck say in Chapter 32 that he needs to make a trip to town?
(a) To meet another steamboat.
(b) To collect money.
(c) To exercise the horse.
(d) To collect his baggage.
6. Who works out that Jim is confined in the ash hopper?
(a) Tom Sawyer.
(b) Silas Marner.
(c) Harney Shepherdson.
(d) Huck Finn.
7. For Huck, what is the effect of the farmers' visits and Aunt Sally's questions?
(a) He is confident and makes up a good story, as usual.
(b) He is scared, but keeps level-headed.
(c) He is becoming confused, but tries to stay confident.
(d) He is scared and confused.
8. What is Tom's reaction when he hears that there are men with guns after the gang?
(a) He is terrified and questions the wisdom of the enterprize.
(b) He is very nervous but determined to press on.
(c) He is excited and energized.
(d) He says they have gone too far and are in danger of being killed.
9. What does the Duke threaten to do to the King if he lies again?
(a) To strip him and push him overboard.
(b) To drown him.
(c) To take his whiskey away from him.
(d) To tar and feather him.
10. What suggests that Jim is only playing along with the two boys in their outrageous escape plan?
(a) He humors them by going along with the silly, romantic nonsense.
(b) He threatens to leave if he has to put himself in physical danger.
(c) He can unshackle himself at will.
(d) He has told another slave about the escapade.
11. How many gun-toting farmers were in the sitting-room in Chapter 40?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.
12. In Chapter 30, what do the King and the Duke accuse each other of doing?
(a) Trying to escape with the money.
(b) Hiding the money in the coffin.
(c) Flirting with Mary Jane.
(d) Trying to drown Huck,
13. How soon do the King and the Duke make up their quarrel in Chapter 30?
(a) By next morning.
(b) In half an hour.
(c) In an hour.
(d) They don't: they become sworn enemies.
14. How many mottoes does Tom devise for Jim's coat-of-arms?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.
15. What does Huck see behind the smokehouse in Chapter 35?
(a) An old rusty saw.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Someone snooping.
(d) A case knife.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Huck think is "the lonesomest sound in the whole world"?
2. According to Tom, how do prisoners always water their plants?
3. Where was Aunt Sally's apron in Chapter 37?
4. How does Huck re-enter the house in Chapter 34?
5. Why does Tom Sawyer say "H'aint ever done you no harm"?
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