WorksheetsThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins
Which of the following best describes Tom?
responsible
daring
generous
Which line shows that Tom is daring and adventurous?
"Afeard! Taint likely."
"Someone's got to be glad to see Huck."
"Let's swear to keep mum."
Why doesn't Tom tell Aunt Polly he hasn't drowned?
Tom realizes that Aunt Polly doesn't believe that Tom's really dead.
Tom thinks that Aunt Polly doesn't care about him.
Tom doesn't want to ruin the chance to attend his own funeral.
"Tom, you've gone as white as a sheet!" is an example of a ...
metaphor
simile
personification
Tom changes his mind about testifying against Joe because
Tom believes Muff will reward him.
Tom cares about Muff and feels guilty hiding the truth.
Huck puts pressure on Tom.
Aunt Polly's line "And don't you try any of your tricks, neither" indicates that Tom is ...
responsible
generous
mischievous
"Oh, child, you never think - of anything besides your own selfishness." How is Tom selfish?
Tom allows Aunt Polly to think he's dead.
Tom cons his friends into whitewashing the fence.
Both answers are correct.
How does Tom trick his friends into helping him whitewash the fence?
He offers them marbles.
He promises to go swimming with them when the job is done.
He convinces them that the job is fun.
Why do Tom and Huck first go to the graveyard?
to dig up a body
to charm away warts
to kill a cat
What does Injun Joe do after Tom testifies against him?
Injun Joe denies his guilt.
Injun Joe terrorizes the boys.
Injun Joe flees out the window.
Who is blamed for the murder of Dr. Robinson?
Muff Potter
Injun Joe
Tom Sawyer
Who is the only person to hug Huck when the three boys return for the funeral?
Muff Potter
Becky Thatcher
Aunt Polly
Who does Tom encounter in the cave?
Judge Thatcher
Huck Finn
Injun Joe
Who wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain)
Hal Holbrook
Arthur Miller
What were the people on the steamboat searching for?
Injun Joe
A stolen boat
The bodies of the boys
The antagonist of the novel is
Becky Thatcher
Tom Sawyer
Injun Joe
Tom knows he should tell the truth about what he saw in the graveyard but he is afraid that Injun Joe will kill him if he does. This type of conflict is known as:
person vs person
person vs self
person vs nature
Which character trait best describes Injun Joe?
nice
helpful
mean
At first, Tom, Huck and Joe enjoy being pirates but soon, the boys start to miss their homes. This is called feeling _____________.
adventurous
homesick
guilty
Injun Joe argues with Dr. Robinson in the graveyard and then uses Muff Potter's knife to kill him. This type of conflict can best be described as:
person vs person
person vs self
person vs nature
It was said that a person could walk around for days and never find the end of the cave.” From this sentence, we can conclude that:
The cave made people tired.
The cave was small, and it would only take a short time to explore it.
The cave had many parts to it, and it would be easy to get lost in it.
