Tom Sawyer Chapters 6-10

The town treated Huck Finn like

• A hero
• A friend
• A relative
• An outcast

What did Huck Finn think a dead cat was good for?

• Curing warts
• Scaring people
• Curing measles
• Killing mice

Tom deliberately told the teacher that he talked to Huck in order to

• Sit next to Becky
• Show he wasn't ashamed
• Get sent home
• Make everyone laugh

Tom wanted Becky to

• Become engaged to him
• Give him a cat
• Help him with his lessons
• Play ball with him

You can figure out in chapter 8 that when Tom played he liked to be

• A follower
• An observer
• A leader
• A peacemaker

Tom wanted to run away in order to

• Make Becky suffer
• Quit school
• Support his family
• Meet new people

Who killed the doctor?

• Potter
• Injun Joe
• The Sheriff
• Huck's father

When did the boys run away from the graveyard?

• Before Joe and Potter dug up the body
• After the stabbing
• After Joe and Potter left the scene
• Before the murder

Muff Potter was confused about the murder because he had

• Lost his memory
• Drunk too much
• Gone crazy
• Run away

Why wouldn't the boys tell about the murder? 

• They wanted to frame Potter
•  They were afraid they would be blamed
• They were afraid they would be killed
• They weren't sure what would happen