The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Chapter Two

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Chapter Two

by Waine Evans

Multiple Choice

What is the title given for chapter two?

• Tom by work

• Tom on work

• Tom in work

• Tom at work

Multiple Choice

Tom knew his aunt wanted to catch him in a lie so he said, "Ma'am, I was so _____ today that I dumped water from the well on my head. See, my hair is still wet."

• cold

• warm

• hot

• boiling

Multiple Choice

Aunt Polly was annoyed that she had _____ Tom's wet hair.

• not noticed

• not saw

• not realised

• overlooked

Multiple Choice

"He _____ school again," she thought. She decided to use her secret weapon;

• missed

• truant

• skipped

• not gone

Multiple Choice

before school each morning she sewed Tom's collar shut with thread. "Tom, show me your shirt collar," said Aunt Polly _____.

• sternly

• strictly

• seriously

• unhappily

Multiple Choice

If he had taken off his shirt to go swimming, she would see the broken thread and know! Aunt Polly was _____ surprised because the collar was still sewn shut.

• very

• truly

• honestly

• really

Multiple Choice

"Tom, I'm sorry I suspected you of skipping school today. _____ appears that I was wrong," said Aunt Polly.Tom accepted her apology gracefully.

• To

• By

• It

• Of

Multiple Choice

He was just about to _____ when Sid said, "Didn't you sew Tom's collar with white thread this morning? Look here." He pointed at Tom's shirt. "Tom's collar is sewn with black thread."

• went

• depart

• go

• leave

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"Why, yes, I did sew it with white thread today," said Aunt Polly thoughtfully, and then her _____ changed. It turned red, her glasses slipped to the tip of her nose, and she screamed, "Boy, that's it!"

• face

• mouth

• mood

• eyes

Multiple Choice

Tom turned to Sid and said _____. "I'll beat you good for that!" he growled. Not wanting to hear what his punishment would be, he ran out the door.

• loudly

• scary

• menacingly

• softly

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"I'll have to punish him tomorrow," said Aunt Polly to herself. "I'll make him work. He _____ work, but I've got to teach him a lesson."

• detest

• loathes

• hates

• despise

Multiple Choice

Tom sat down under a tree. In the fading light, he examined the two needles he _____ under the front collar of his shirt. One needle had white thread and the other had black.

• keeps

• keep

• keeping

• kept

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"Aunt Polly never _____ have noticed the thread, if it hadn't been for Sid," moaned Tom.

• could

• should

• would

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"Darn it. I bet she'll make me work tomorrow, and tomorrow is Saturday." Tom was in a _____ mood. He spent the rest of the evening planning his revenge on Sid.

• unhappy

• foul

• bad

• horrible

Multiple Choice

The next day Tom stood on the sidewalk with a paint bucket and a brush. He looked at the fence. It was _____ feet long and _____ feet high, and he had to spend his whole Saturday painting it.

• 10 / ten

• 80 / eight

• 70 / seven

• 90 / nine

Multiple Choice

He dipped his brush into the bucket and painted the first plank. Then he stopped. "This will take _____." He sighed.

• all day

• all weekend

• forever

• ages

Multiple Choice

Suddenly Tom saw his friend Ben _____ down the street. Tom picked up the brush and began painting again because he had a plan.

• running

• coming

• walking

• skipping

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Ben walked up to Tom. "Working, huh? I'm going _____. Don't you wish you could come?" "I'm not working," replied Tom. "Yes, you are," said Ben "Well, maybe it is working, but I like it," said Tom. "What?" shouted Ben. "You like it?"

• swimming

• riding

• jogging

• shopping

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Tom kept painting, and said, "Boys don't get to paint a fence every day."Ben watched Tom paint for a while. The fence looked clean and white. Ben watched some more, and soon he started to think, "Painting looks easy. Painting looks fun." Before long Ben really wanted to paint too! "Let me _____," he begged Tom.

• do

• paint

• try

• see

Multiple Choice

"No," said Tom. "Aunt Polly told me to do it. She said it was important. This is the street side of the fence. Only one boy in a thousand has the talent to paint the _____ side."

• garden

• street

• road

• path

Multiple Choice

Tom paused and pretended to think for a moment. "Maybe you can do the back side," he said. "I'll let you have my apple," Ben offered. Tom looked at Ben, and then he looked at the apple. He handed Ben the brush. While Ben painted, Tom _____ in the shade. He ate the apple and smiled.

• rested

• laid

• sat

• slept

Multiple Choice

His plan had worked. Soon other boys came and asked to paint too. By early _____ both sides of the fence were finished, and Tom's pockets were full of presents.

• evening

• morning

• daytime

• afternoon

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"May I play now?" Tom _____ to his aunt. "You can't be finished already! How much of the fence have you painted?" she asked. "All of it. Come and see," said Tom. "Don't you lie to me," began Aunt Polly.

• called

• call

• calls

• calling

Multiple Choice

Just then she spotted the freshly painted fence. She was so pleased with its _____ appearance, she gave Tom a shiny red apple. Then she sent him off to play.

• clean

• white

• nice

• beautiful