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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. What does Jim throw out the window in Chapter 37?
(a) A tin plate.
(b) His vittles.
(c) The witch pie.
(d) The rope ladder.

2. Why was it ineffective to set the dogs on the gang in Chapter 40?
(a) The boys fed the dogs a sleeping drug.
(b) The dogs knew the boys and Jim.
(c) The boys and Jim had too much of a head start.
(d) The boys and Jim crossed water and put them off the scent.

3. In Chapter 35, what does Tom instruct Huck to do?
(a) Steal a knife.
(b) Steal some food.
(c) Steal three knives.
(d) Leave the back door open.

4. What types of snakes do Huck and Tom catch?
(a) House snakes and swamp moccasins.
(b) Adders and garter snakes.
(c) Rattlesnakes and taipans.
(d) Garter snakes and house snakes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the stranger from Hicksville?

2. From the list below, select the set of character traits Tom Sawyer is shown to have, as shown in Chapter 34.

3. Who built Silas Phelps' church?

4. Where is Aunt Sally's calico dress in Chapter 42?

5. Why is Jim initially confused about getting a coat-of-arms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jim's final act of kindness towards Huck?

2. What happens to expose the King's lie about his arrival in the town?

3. Comment upon the serious layer of meaning in the escapade to free Jim.

4. What final absurdity does Tom attempt in Chapter 40?

5. In what way does Huck get more than he's bargained for at the Phelps farm?

6. Who is made a scapegoat in the matter of the spoons and the rats?

7. Account for the way the townspeople now view Jim as some sort of lunatic in Chapter 41.

8. In what way does each boy's rescue plan for Jim reflect his outlook on life?

9. What steps in Huck's journey to maturity are dealt with Chapter 31?

10. In what interesting way does the arrival of Tom Sawyer in Chapter 33 develop the narrative?

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