Tom Sawyer, Chaps. 10-13

Why does Tom Sawyer sneak into Muff Potter’s cell?

• To help him esccape

• To bring him things

• To spy on him

• To annoy him

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“When they’d gotten within five steps of the snorer, Tom stepped on a stick, and it broke with a sharp snap.” represents what?

• repetition

• alliteration

• metaphor

• consonance

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What treasured possession did Tom give Becky Thatcher?

• his knife

• his Bible

• a brass doorknob

• a coin

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After Sid tells Aunt Polly about Tom sneaking out at night, Aunt Polly says, that her heavy sorrow is for Tom a punishment “worse than a thousand whippings.” This represents a(n):

• hyperbole

• allusion

• simile

• 2nd person point of view

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In chapter 12, Aunt Polly is described as being “honest as the day was long”.  This represents a(n): 

• allusion

• metaphor

• alliteration

• idiom

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Why is Tom not feeling well?

• He caught a cold from Becky.

• He vomits after drinking the "pain killer" Aunt Polly gave him.

• He has COVID.

• His conscience is racking him.

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What does Tom feed to his aunt's cat?

• Moldy cheese

• Awful-tasting serum

• Stale coffee

• Rotten bacon

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The line from chapter 11 that reads, “the tale flew from man to man, from group to group, from house to house” BEST represents:

• repetition

• alliteration

• simile

• hyperbole

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Chapter 12 describes Aunt Polly as being “an inveterate experimenter in many things”.  The word, inveterate most likely means:

• having a long-established habit, activity, or interest

• having a backbone in her body

• being dangerous and clumsy

• joyful, full of excessive cheer

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 What do the boys eat on Jackson Island?

• stolen apples

• stolen bacon

• deer meat they hunted

• squirrels they captured

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