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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Quiz

Mark Twain
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Quiz

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1)

How long does it take the boys to get to the cemetery? (from Chapter 9)

an hour and a half
an hour
five minutes
a half hour
2)

What happens to Injun Joe's accomplice? (from Chapters 32 and 33)

He is captured but hangs himself in the jail.
His body is found in the river, likely drowned.
He is found stabbed to death in the haunted house.
He is found with his neck broken outside of town.
3)

What does Huck tell Tom is bound to happen if the doctor is dead? (from Chapter 10)

Someone will be hanged.
Spirits will be blamed.
Someone will be thown in prison.
The doctor's ghost will come back to haunt Joe.
4)

What do the men fight over? (from Chapter 9)

how long their task is taking
who is doing the most work
if the doctor will turn them in
money
5)

What does Aunt Polly do to Tom for going out at night? (from Chapter 10)

She pretends she doesn't know what happened.
She spanks him until he cries.
She weeps over him and tells him to go ahead and break her heart.
She yells at him and kicks him out of the house.
6)

What tonic does Aunt Polly give Tom to bring him out of his depressed mood? (from Chapters 12 and 13)

Cure-all elixir
Pain-killer
Reviving oil
Alls-well
7)

How far away from the cave entrance are Becky and Tom when they emerge? (from Chapters 32 and 33)

three miles
ten miles
50 feet
five miles
8)

What does Widow Douglas say she will do for Huck? (from Chapters 34 and 35)

put him in her will
buy him a house, new clothes, and furniture
take care of him and give him money to start in business
get him a fishing boat and equipment to become a fisherman
9)

What does Tom do to try to ease his conscience? (from Chapter 11)

He does all his chores for Aunt Polly.
He studies his Bible verses for Sunday school.
He denies himself the pleasure of playing hooky.
He brings gifts to Muff Potter.
10)

Why doesn't Huck want to tell what the boys saw? (from Chapter 10)

He doesn't want to have to testify in court.
He's afraid he'll be arrested.
He's afraid Injun Joe might kill them.
He's afraid no one will believe them.
11)

What is Muff Potter's reaction when Tom is called as a witness? (from Chapters 23 and 24)

terror
sorrow
anger
surprise
12)

What kind of craft do the townspeople take onto the river to look for the boys? (from Chapters 14 and 15)

a ferryboat
a barge
a rowboat
a sloop
13)

Who do the boys find sleeping in their hideout? (from Chapter 10)

Injun Joe
Muff Potter
Joe Harper
Jeff Thatcher
14)

What does Huck decide to do when the men come out of No. 2? (from Chapters 28 and 29)

follow them
sound an alarm
search No. 2
go find Tom
15)

What happens to the doctor? (from Chapter 9)

Muff strangles him.
Injun Joe shoots him.
Muff knocks him on the head.
Injun Joe stabs him.
16)

How does Judge Frazer let Tom down? (from Chapters 21 and 22)

He dies, just when Tom thought he was getting well.
He gets sick and so will miss Fourth of July.
He dies before telling Tom the secret Tom's waiting for.
He leaves the town without giving word.
17)

What is the cave opening shaped like? (from Chapters 28 and 29)

the letter A
a thin tree branch
a big circle
a keyhole
18)

How does Becky make Tom jealous? (from Chapter 18)

by talking with Bill Miller
by sitting next to Ben Rodgers
by sitting and reading with Alfred Temple
by kissing Joe Harper
19)

Why does Tom blow out Becky's candle? (from Chapter 31)

to stop Becky from starting a fire
to save their candles for the future
to scare Becky with the darkness
on accident, while he is blowing a bug away
20)

Who tells Tom that the Welshman is going to announce Huck's role in saving the Widow Douglas? (from Chapters 34 and 35)

Mary
Sid
Aunt Polly
Joe
21)

What do Tom's classmates do, that constantly remind him of his problems? (from Chapter 11)

They make trips to the graveyard to find souvenirs.
They sing a song about Murdering Muff.
They reinact the murder in the schoolyard.
They hold inquests on dead cats.
22)

How long does Tom have to stay after school? (from Chapters 19 and 20)

two hours
forty-five minutes
one hour
half an hour
23)

What do the boys eat for breakfast after running away? (from Chapters 14 and 15)

cheese and stolen eggs
apples and bread
bacon and fish
dry crackers
24)

What illness does Tom contract during vacation? (from Chapters 21 and 22)

chicken pox
mumps
measles
whooping cough
25)

What do the three men have with them? (from Chapter 9)

a wheelbarrow, rope, and a shovel
rope, a pulley, and a black bag
a trunk, a shovel, and a pick
a wagon, spades, and a black bag
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