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Tom Sawyer, Ch. 6-10

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Huck Finn think a dead cat was good for?
a)
Curing warts
b)
Scaring people
c)
Curing measles
d)
Killing mice
2.
What did Tom trade to Huck for his tick?
a)
His tooth.
b)
His fingernail collection.
c)
A dead cat.
d)
Half a spool of thread.
3.
What punishment did Tom receive for being late to school?
a)
He had to sit with the girls.
b)
He was beaten with a switch.
c)
He had to wear a dunce hat.
d)

Both sitting with the girls and getting beaten with a switch. 

4.
What did Tom do to make Becky mad?
a)
He told her she was ugly.
b)
He told her to cure her warts with spunk water.
c)
He told her about his ex-girlfriend.
d)
He told her he wanted to kiss her. 
5.
Why couldn't Joe kill Tom?
a)
Tom was better with a sword.
b)
Robin Hood doesn't die.
c)
He didn't feel like killing.
d)
They were just boys playing. 
6.
What was Huck's signal for Tom to sneak out?
a)

Meowing like a cat

b)

Throwing rocks at his window

c)

Yelling, "Hey, Tom!"

d)

Two flashes of the lantern

7.
What were Tom and Huck planning on doing in the graveyard?
a)
Telling ghost stories.
b)
Digging up bodies.
c)
Curing warts.
d)
Smoking.
8.
Why were Dr. Robinson, Injun Joe, and Muff Potter in the graveyard?
a)
They were trying to steal a body.
b)
They were trying to hide a body.
c)
They were roasting marshmallows.
d)
They were drunk and lost. 
9.
Who hit Muff Potter?
a)
He hit himself.
b)
Injun Joe.
c)
Joe Harper.
d)
Dr. Robinson
10.
Who killed Dr. Robinson?
a)
Muff Potter.
b)
Injun Joe.
c)
Tom.
d)
Becky.
11.
Where did the boys hide after witnessing the murder?
a)
The tannery.
b)
Home.
c)
A hog's head.
d)
A tree. 
12.

What does Tom offer Becky as a token of his affection?

a)

a rose

b)

a book

c)

a brass door-knob

d)

a marble

13.

On what does Tom write the 'oath' to never divulge the secret of the murder?

a)

paper

b)

his diary

c)

a rock

d)

a pine tile

14.

The howling of a dog was taken by Huck and Tom to be a _____.

a)

death omen

b)

good sign

c)

warning

d)

threat

15.

How does Tom's aunt react to find out he was missing the previous night?

a)

She flogs him.

b)

She doesn't give him any food.

c)

She weeps and asks how Tom could break her heart.

d)

She says she will never speak to him again.

16.

9. Huckleberry is impressed by Tom's ______.

a)

bravery

b)

naughtiness

c)

honesty

d)

writing skills

17.

"The final feather that broke the camel's back" means...

a)

A feather can break a camel's back.

b)

The final blow to the camel's back.

c)

The last of an attack .

d)

A minor action that causes an unpredictable large reaction.

18.

What does Tom have to teach Huck before they sign the oath?

a)

How to write an 'H' and an 'F'

b)

How to read the oath

c)

How to prick his finger with a needle

d)

How to shake hands with spit

19.

Who do the boys find asleep in the tannery?

a)

Muff Potter

b)

Doc Robinson

c)

Injun Joe

d)

Jim

20.

What is the oath the boys make about?

a)

To never find another best friend

b)

To never speak of what they saw in the graveyard

c)

To never get married

d)

To never go back to school and to run away forever