Tom Sawyer Quiz

What is the primary setting of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?

• New York City in the 1920s

• St. Petersburg, Missouri, in the mid-1800s

• London, England, in the early 1800s

• Paris, France, in the late 1700s

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How does Tom Sawyer typically get out of doing his chores?

• By running away from home

• By pretending to be sick

• By trading tasks with other kids

• By doing them quickly and poorly

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Who is Tom's best friend?

• Huck Finn

• Joe Harper

• Becky Thatcher

• Aunt Polly

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What does Tom do to impress Becky Thatcher?

• He writes her a poem

• He fights another boy

• He performs a trick with a dead cat

• He gives her a brass doorknob

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What do Tom and Huck witness in the graveyard?

• A ghost

• A murder

• A treasure being buried

• A wedding

Who is wrongly accused of the murder Tom and Huck witness?

• Muff Potter

• Injun Joe

• Sid Sawyer

• Judge Thatcher

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How does Tom prove Muff Potter's innocence?

• By finding the murder weapon with Potter's fingerprints

• By confessing to the crime himself

• By testifying in court about what he saw

• By finding the real murderer, Injun Joe

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What do Tom and Huck go searching for in the haunted house?

• A ghost

• Injun Joe

• A hidden treasure

• A secret passage

How does Tom Sawyer end up lost in McDougal's Cave?

• He is chasing Injun Joe

• He is looking for treasure

• He is on a school picnic

• He and Becky Thatcher wander off together

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Who does Tom Sawyer live with?

• His parents

• His Aunt Polly

• Huck Finn

• Alone in a treehouse

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