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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 28 and 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the first-prize composition?
(a) The Advantages of Culture
(b) A Missouri Maiden's Farewell to Alabama
(c) Is this, then, Life?
(d) A Vision

2. What does Tom imagine after his aunt hits him and does not apologize?
(a) stealing the quilt she's making
(b) running away to the big city
(c) lightning from heaven striking her
(d) dying without forgiving her

3. At first, what does Potter think gave him away?
(a) Potter thinks his footprints were found at the graveyard.
(b) Potter thinks someone saw him running from the scene.
(c) Potter thinks Injun Joe has accused him.
(d) Potter thinks the doctor has recovered and accused him.

4. What does Tom offer Becky to console her?
(a) a silver teacup
(b) a ribbon
(c) a brass knob
(d) a flower

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom steal as he goes out to play after whitewashing the fence?

2. What does Polly say that Tom should have done?

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

4. What does Tom answer when the judge asks him who the first two apostles were?

5. What is Ben Rogers doing when he comes across Tom?

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