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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom get his tickets?
(a) Tom steals tickets from the other children.
(b) Tom makes his own fake tickets.
(c) Tom trades the other children for their tickets.
(d) Tom does chores to earn tickets.

2. What does Potter say when he's caught?
(a) He confesses to the killing.
(b) He claims that he didn't kill the doctor.
(c) He says that he doesn't remember what happened.
(d) He accuses Injun Joe of committing the murder.

3. What game does Tom play with Joe Harper?
(a) Cowboys and Indians
(b) King of the Hill
(c) Robin Hood
(d) Civil War

4. What does Tom do to stop himself from talking in his sleep?
(a) He ties up his jaw, complaining of toothache.
(b) He sleeps on his stomach with his head in the pillow.
(c) He stuffs the covers into his mouth.
(d) He drinks cinnamon and chamomile tea.

5. What kind of craft do the townspeople take onto the river to look for the boys?
(a) a ferryboat
(b) a rowboat
(c) a sloop
(d) a barge

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Aunt Polly able to forgive Tom anything?

2. How does Polly learn that Tom was lying about his dream?

3. What does Tom try to do during the sermon?

4. What does Tom "die" of during the game?

5. Who breaks the rules of the game?

(see the answer key)

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