First Read: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Chapter Two)

Tom avoided being beaten for eating the jam by

•  Apologizing to his aunt
• Buying new jam
• Hiding from his aunt
• Blaming Sid

Where did Tom hide from his Aunt?

• Under the bed
• In the closet
• Behind the fence
• In the backyard

Aunt Polly thought that Tom skipped school in order to

• Sleep
• Fight
• Play with the water pump
• Swim in the river

You can figure out that Tom's collar was sewn with a different colored thread because Tom

• Sewed it himself
• Ripped it in a fight
• Changed his shirt
• Wore a new shirt

When the author says that the new boy wore shoes on Friday, he means that the boy was

• Tall
• Wealthy
• Happy
• Fat

Tom's attitude toward life was

• Carefree
• Serious
• Fearful
• Hostile

What happens after the fight between Tom and the new boy?

• Tom snuck in the window and went to bed

• Tom got caught sneeking in the window

• Sid told on him

• Tom is hurt and runs home

This chapter is mostly about how Tom

• Annoys Sid
• Gets out of work
• Makes New Friends
• Learns to Paint

When did Tom have to whitewash the fence?

• After school
• On Saturday
• On Sunday morning
• Afte dinner

Tom got Ben to help him whitewash by

• Pretending it was fun
• Paying him
• Doing a bad job
• Beating him