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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. Who is Amy Lawrence?
(a) Amy is Sid's beloved, who Tom makes trouble with.
(b) Amy is Jeff's cousin, who Tom thinks is beautiful.
(c) Amy is Tom's beloved, who fickle Tom forgets.
(d) Amy is Tom's teacher, who Tom has a crush on.

2. What tonic does Aunt Polly give Tom to bring him out of his depressed mood?
(a) Cure-all elixir
(b) Pain-killer
(c) Alls-well
(d) Reviving oil

3. What is the potential consequence Tom heard that the illness could have?
(a) losing a finger
(b) falling into a coma
(c) being paralyzed
(d) needing an operation

4. How long does it take the boys to get to the cemetery?
(a) five minutes
(b) an hour
(c) a half hour
(d) an hour and a half

5. Who do Tom and Huck think Muff Potter, Injun Joe, and Doctor Robinson are when they first approach?
(a) animals
(b) devils
(c) witches
(d) ghosts

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the boys find sleeping in their hideout?

2. Why do the boys realize they're mistaken about the omen?

3. What does Polly give Tom as reward for finishing his chore?

4. Where does the town gather?

5. Where does Tom go to be alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom trick Aunt Polly so that he can escape?

2. What does Huck caution Tom about when speaking of the dead?

3. How are Sid and Tom different?

4. Describe some of the ways Tom and Huck discuss to remove warts.

5. What is Tom and Joe's plan to run away?

6. What about Tom's behavior at school strikes Sid as strange?

7. What story does Huck Finn recall to cast doubt on the omen the boys see?

8. Why does Tom realize that Muff Potter cannot tell the true story?

9. What do the boys do after witnessing the murder?

10. What grievance does Injun Joe have against the doctor?

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