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Tom Sawyer

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Aunt Polly and her family live in the village named

a)

St. Pittsburg

b)

St. Petersburg

c)

St. Jamesburg

d)

St. Louis

2.

What punishment does Aunt Polly give Tom for playing hooky?

a)

wash the car

b)

paint the fence

c)

cut a cord of wood

d)

grounded to his room

3.

Tom falls in love with the new girl in town and rushes to recover this treasure she had tossed aside:

a)

a flower

b)

a white marble

c)

a black marble

d)

a heart-shaped box

4.

Tom is treated unfairly by Aunt Polly when

a)

the cat is left out

b)

the bedroom window is broken

c)

the sugar bowl breaks

d)

he drops something on Sid's toe

5.

Mary (Tom's cousin) is resentful and unkind to Tom

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Tom accumulates enough tickets to earn a Bible by trading various items for it

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Tom very much enjoys the long-winded church services

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The church service is interrupted by an insect and a dog

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are highly superstitious

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Tom is bored during class, and resolves to play with his pet

a)

frog

b)

tick

c)

beetle

d)

all of the above

11.

Tom and Becky become engaged and seal their engagement with a(n)

a)

contract

b)

ring

c)

oath of blood

d)

kiss

12.

Becky becomes angry at Tom because

a)

she is jealous of another girl

b)

she dislikes Tom's gift of a brass doorknob

c)

Tom is a poor artist

d)

She does not like Tom's friends

13.

Tom considers

a)

running away

b)

becoming a pirate

c)

returning to St. Petersburg as an Indian chief

d)

all of the above

14.

Who kills Dr. Robinson?

a)

Muff Potter

b)

Tom Sawyer

c)

Injun Joe

d)

Huck Finn

15.

Why does Injun Joe kill Dr. Robinson?

a)

revenge for a broken arm

b)

revenge for stealing his girlfriend in high school

c)

because he wants Dr. Robinson's money

d)

revenge for Dr. Robinson's father putting Injun Joe in jail

16.

Where do the boys take shelter after witnessing the murder?

a)

Schoolhouse

b)

Tannery

c)

Tom's House

d)

Judge Thatcher's house

17.

Tom and Huck vow to never speak the murderer's name because

a)

they hated Dr. Robinson

b)

Injun Joe was their friend

c)

they disliked Muff Potter

d)

the boys feared Injun Joe

18.

What liquid is the boy's vow written in?

a)

blood

b)

ink

19.

Tom is depressed by the absence of

a)

Becky

b)

Sid

c)

Amy Lawrence

d)

Huck Finn

20.

Becky considers Tom's behavior in front of her to be

a)

well-mannered

b)

charming

c)

too much of a showoff

d)

boring