Tom Sawyer, Part 1 Quiz

Aunt Polly thought that Tom skipped school in order to

• Sleep

• Fight

• Play with the water pump

• Swim in the river

• Hang around Huck Finn

What quality do you think the author admires most in Tom?

• Honesty
• Bravery
• Adventurousness
• Kindness

What was Tom eating when Aunt Polly found him?

• an oyster

• a frog

• bacon

• jam

• candy

What was Aunt Polly doing at the beginning of Chapter 1?

• She was looking for her spectacles.

• She was looking for Tom.

• She was eating jam.

• She was cooking jam.

• She was baking pies.

Tom always played tricks on Aunt Polly.

• True

• False

• Not stated

Tom Sawyer was eleven years old.

• True

• False

• Not stated

Aunt Polly was a big, strong woman.

• True

• False

• Not stated

During the long summer evenings, Tom liked sneaking out.

• True

• False

• Not stated

Tom ’s friends gave him interesting things because they wanted to paint the fence.

• True

• False

• Not stated

How does Tom greet the new kid?

• He bullies him for the kid's pocket money.

• He steals his shoes and throws it on a roof.

• They told jokes and started laughing.

• They insult each other and start wrestling.