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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Huck decide to do when the men come out of No. 2?
(a) go find Tom
(b) follow them
(c) search No. 2
(d) sound an alarm

2. How does Becky make Tom jealous?
(a) by talking with Bill Miller
(b) by sitting and reading with Alfred Temple
(c) by kissing Joe Harper
(d) by sitting next to Ben Rodgers

3. What prevented Injun Joe from taking off on Friday?
(a) Tom and Huck playing in view of the haunted house.
(b) Injun Joe needs a map of the river before he can leave.
(c) The sheriff still searching for Injun Joe for murder.
(d) Injun Joe needs extra cash before he can leave.

4. Who takes care of Huck when he's ill?
(a) the Welshman
(b) Widow Douglas
(c) Aunt Polly
(d) Huck's father

5. How far away from the cave entrance are Becky and Tom when they emerge?
(a) ten miles
(b) 50 feet
(c) five miles
(d) three miles

6. What does Tom say the Widow Douglas has for children?
(a) soda
(b) candy
(c) ice cream
(d) pie

7. How does Judge Frazer let Tom down?
(a) He leaves the town without giving word.
(b) He dies, just when Tom thought he was getting well.
(c) He dies before telling Tom the secret Tom's waiting for.
(d) He gets sick and so will miss Fourth of July.

8. When Tom awakens the next morning, what does he think of his and Huck's adventure in the haunted house?
(a) He's thought of a scheme to capture Injun Joe.
(b) He has thought of a scheme to get the treasure.
(c) He's afraid it's a dream.
(d) He's decided to give up on the treasure.

9. What does Tom say that robbers bury under a tree with their treasure?
(a) a cursed cross
(b) a witch's finger
(c) a dead man
(d) a box of toadstools

10. What disconcerts Becky when Tom shouts to the other picnickers?
(a) the sound of bats flying off
(b) the sound of the echo
(c) the lack of response
(d) how high Tom's voice is

11. Why does Tom say robbers fail to come get their treasures?
(a) They get doublecrossed by their partners and stranded.
(b) Their treasure maps get lost, destroyed, or stolen.
(c) They forget the marks that identify the spot or else they die.
(d) They get caught and sent to prison or flee the country.

12. What does Tom fear whenever someone gossips to him about the murder?
(a) He fears Muff Potter will not be convicted.
(b) He fears the doctor's ghost will rise up.
(c) He fears he will be accused of the murder.
(d) He fears the person is hinting Tom knows something.

13. Why does Tom not want to go back through the caves the way he and Becky came?
(a) He wants to stay out longer with Becky.
(b) He thinks he can't fit back through an entryway they came through.
(c) He thinks there are ghosts in one of the cave's rooms.
(d) He's afraid bats will put out their candles.

14. What do Tom and Huck do instead of going to the haunted house?
(a) play Robin Hood
(b) fish in the river
(c) slingshot target practice
(d) make their own treasure maps

15. Where does Joe tell his partner he plans on running after the "dangerous" job?
(a) Oklahoma
(b) Texas
(c) Arkansas
(d) Alabama

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tom see that shows him the way out of the cave?

2. What was the schoolmaster's unfulfilled goal?

3. How long does Tom have to stay after school?

4. What does Becky do that she thinks will get her in trouble?

5. What dampens Tom's expectations of a night at Widow Douglas'?

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