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Tom Sawyer Ch. 17-19

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ch.17 was mostly about (remeber the title of this chapter).

a)

The boys planning to become clowns and run away to the circus

b)

Tom, Huck, and Joe's funeral

c)

Tom pining over Becky Thatcher

d)

Tom and Joe teaching Huck how to read

2.

(Ch.18) What had been Tom's grand secret?

a)

The plot to sneak into Tom's room and scare Sid

b)

The plot to leave Jackson's Island to become steamboat captains

c)

The plot to return and attend their own funeral

d)

The plot to use drift wood to create a permanent shelter on the island

3.

(Ch.18) What massive lie did Tom tell Aunt Polly?

a)

That he would never skip school and play hookey again

b)

That Tom had dreamed of her and proceeded to tell her all the things he had seen while spying (his "dream")

c)

That he had given up on love and was planning on joining the priesthood

d)

That he thought Huck and Joe were bad influences on him and would no longer be spending time with them

4.

(Ch.18) What is Becky's final, ultimate play to make Tom jealous?

a)

Sitting cozily with Alfred Temple

b)

Throwing the doorknob at Tom's face

c)

Throws a fit and bursts into tears

d)

Turning cartwheels in the schoolyard

5.

(Ch.18) Who is Alfred Temple?

a)

Tom's sworn enemy since 2nd grade

b)

The boy Tom fought with at the beginning of the story

c)

Joe Harper's cousin

d)

The minister's son

6.

(Ch.18) There is a lot of "revenge" in this chapter. How does Alfred Temple decide to get back at Tom?

a)

By stealing his hat

b)

By pummeling him until he says "nuff"

c)

By ruining his spelling book

d)

By carving Tom's initials into his school desk

7.
When did the boys arrive back in town?
a)
Wednesday afternoon.
b)
Just in time for their funeral.
c)
After breakfast.
d)
In time to get to school. 
8.
How did Aunt Polly find out that Tom had spied on her?
a)
Joe Harper's mom told her.
b)
Huck ratted him out.
c)
Sidney figured it out.
d)
Tom told her all about it. 
9.
Why did Becky flirt with Alfred Temple?
a)
To make Tom jealous.
b)
She genuinely liked Alfred.
c)
She was after his money.
d)
She was going to lure him into the woods to sacrifice him in a creepy satanic ceremony.
10.
How did Becky Thatcher feel the day of the funeral?
a)
Mad at Tom for liking Amy Lawrence
b)
Mad at Huck for convincing Tom to leave
c)
Mad at herself for how she treated Tom
d)
Happy that Tom was gone
11.
What does Aunt Polly find out about Tom's dream?
a)
He made it up
b)
He told Joe the same thing
c)
Sid told him to tell her
d)
He was actually there
12.
When Aunt Polly finds out the truth about Tom coming back that night, what does she decide?
a)
She can't forgive him
b)
She can forgive him no matter what
c)
He is a malicious boy
d)
Huck is a bad influence on him
13.
Why is Huck embarrassed after the funeral?
a)
His dad is drunk
b)
His mom finally shows up
c)
No one was there to see him
d)
He fell down the stairs
14.
What makes Aunt Polly change her mind about being mad at Tom?
a)
He kissed her that night
b)
He wanted to surprise her at the funeral
c)
Huck forced him to go back
d)
She didn't change her mind
15.
How does Tom make Becky mad?
a)
He throws a dead rat at her
b)
He talks to Amy Lawrence
c)
He spills on her Spelling book
d)
He yells at her
16.
How do the boys treat Tom & Joe when they return to school?
a)
They are angry they weren't invited
b)
They treated them like heroes
c)

They kicked them repeatedly in the face.

d)
They ignored them.
17.
(adj.) deeply respectful
a)
reverant
b)
swagger
c)
vicinity
d)
vindictive
18.
(v.) standing around idly
a)
repentant
b)
loitering
c)
lavished
d)
anguished
19.
(v.) gave more than necessary
a)
repentant
b)
loitering
c)
lavished
d)
anguished
20.
(adj.) suffering; agonizing
a)
repentant
b)
loitering
c)
vindictive
d)
anguished
21.
(adj.) showing regret; sorry
a)
repentant
b)
loitering
c)
vindictive
d)
anguished
22.
(n.) strut; confident walk
a)
repentant
b)
swagger
c)
loitering
d)
vindictive
23.
(n.) surrounding region
a)
repentant
b)
vindictive
c)
vicinity
d)
loitering
24.
(adj.) vengeful; with intention to punish
a)
repentant
b)
loitering
c)
reverent
d)
vindictive
25.
(v.) to cause deep distress; to cut deeply
a)
lacerate
b)
loitering
c)
vindictive
d)
vindictive
26.

(adj.) inventive; clever; effective

a)

ingenious

b)

languidly

c)

musing

d)

flaying

27.

(v.) thinking

a)

ingenious

b)

musing

c)

flaying

d)

flying

28.

(Ch.19) How does Tom show that he has matured at the beginning of Ch.19?

a)

He told Joe Harper that he couldn't play Robin Hood anymore

b)

He shows remorse for the trick he played on his aunt and admitted that he rarely thought before he acted

c)

He told the truth about Doc Robinson's murder

d)

He went to school obediently and did all of his work

29.

(Ch.19) What does Aunt Polly find that makes her forgive Tom for his pirating/"drowning" adventure?

a)

The bible that he won and was planning on giving to her

b)

The I'm sorry note that he left under her pillow

c)

The empty bottle of pain killer that he had given the cat

d)

The piece of bark that he intended to leave her to prove they were still alive