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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Huck mind Uncle Silas' long blessing?
(a) He had taken a great liking to Uncle Silas.
(b) He didn't listen.
(c) The food was so good.
(d) He was becoming religious.

2. What secret does Jim reveal at the end of the book?
(a) That Huck's father shot two of the Grangerfords.
(b) That Huck's father was the dead man inside the floating house.
(c) That there is more money hidden on the raft.
(d) That he is really an African prince and can reward all of them.

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

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

5. Why will Huck be the first to go into Indian territory?
(a) He wants to escape from Tom's silly schemes.
(b) He wants to make friends with Indians.
(c) He is the best tracker and woodsman.
(d) Because he wants to escape Aunt Sally's plans to adopt and civilize him.

6. Who works out that Jim is confined in the ash hopper?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) Silas Marner.
(c) Tom Sawyer.
(d) Harney Shepherdson.

7. How does Tom arrive back at the Phelps farm in Chapter 42?
(a) In a wheelchair.
(b) In a cart.
(c) Carried on a mattress.
(d) On horseback.

8. How do Huck and Tom exit the house in Chapter 36?
(a) Down the lightning rod.
(b) Through the front window.
(c) Through the storm cellar.
(d) Out the back door.

9. What is Mrs. Hotchkiss's opinion of Jim?
(a) That he is an interesting character.
(b) That he is bad-tempered.
(c) That he is intelligent.
(d) That he is crazy.

10. Where do Huck and Tom obtain a wire rat trap?
(a) They find it in the shed.
(b) They buy it in the village.
(c) They find it on the rubbish pile.
(d) They steal it from the village shop.

11. According to Tom, how long did the Marseilles prisoner take to dig out, and where did he emerge?
(a) Thirty-seven years to dig in a circle around the prison and arrive where he started.
(b) Thirty-nine years to dig his way to China.
(c) Thirty-seven years to dig his way to China.
(d) Two hours to dig through to the prison kitchen.

12. How soon do the King and the Duke make up their quarrel in Chapter 30?
(a) In an hour.
(b) In half an hour.
(c) They don't: they become sworn enemies.
(d) By next morning.

13. How many gun-toting farmers were in the sitting-room in Chapter 40?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

14. What falls out of Uncle Silas's hat?
(a) Some of his hair.
(b) A rat.
(c) A shingle nail.
(d) A spoon.

15. Where does Tom leave an anonymous letter?
(a) At the back of the neck of a sleeping slave.
(b) Under Aunt Sally's pillow.
(c) In the fist of a sleeping slave.
(d) Sticking out from the front doormat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Huck dress as a servant girl?

2. Who does Tom say almost spoiled their adventure?

3. What doesn't Tom Sawyer like about Huck's plan for releasing Jim?

4. Why is Jim lavishly fussed over by the aunts?

5. How does the doctor rate Huck as a liar?

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