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Tom Sawyer

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why does Tom hate Monday's?

a)

His mom always makes meatloaf on Mondays and he hates school.

b)

He must go back to school on Mondays and he hates school.

c)

He has a loose tooth.

2.

Tom is pretending to be sick. Who believes his act?

a)

Sid and Mary

b)

Sid and Huck

c)

Aunt Polly

3.

Why is Tom jealous of his friend Huckleberry Finn?

a)

Fin has nice clothes.

b)

Fin has a one-eyed cat.

c)

Fin gets to do whatever he wants and does not get bossed around by adults.

4.

He generally began the day with wishing he had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious. What does captivity mean?

a)

being in jail or locked up

b)

wearing a cape

c)

a party

5.

He generally began the day with wishing he had no intervening holiday, it made the going into captivity and fetters again so much more odious. What does fetters mean?

a)

a building or room where things are sold

b)

a shoe

c)

ropes or chains that stop you from being able to move around

6.

What is the name of the main character?

a)

Sid

b)

Mary

c)

Tom

7.

What is the setting of this play?

a)

Modern day America

b)

America in the 1800's

c)

Canada in the late 1800's

8.

Why does Tom want Sid to wake up?

a)

He is scared of the dark.

b)

He wants to sneak out.

c)

He wants Sid to tell Aunt Polly that he is sick.

9.

Why do the mothers in the town dislike Huckleberry?

a)

He is bad because he has no adult supervision.

b)

He is a mean kid that is always looking for a fight.

c)

His clothes are too big for him.

10.

What does the word "vacancy" mean?

a)

an empty place

b)

proper and respectable

c)

drab and ordinary

11.

Which of these words is another way to say "horrible"?

a)

odious

b)

row

c)

fetters

12.

The mothers in town considered Huck to be a pariah. What does the word pariah mean?

a)

an outcast

b)

a fine citizen

c)

a young person

13.

Why does Tom feel lucky when he discovers that his front tooth is loose?

a)

He gets money from the Tooth Fairy.

b)

He has a possible excuse to miss school.

c)

He wants all of his adult teeth to come in.

14.

What does the word "juvenile" mean?

a)

a young person

b)

captivity

c)

jail

15.

Which of the following is NOT a way the boys think warts can be cured?

a)

spunkwater at midnight after repeating the words of a spell

b)

repeat the words of a spell in a graveyard with a dead cat

c)

a string and some firewood

16.

Huck got the dead cat by trading it for a bladder from the slaughter house. The bladder from the slaughter house is what?

a)

a disgusting toy in 1875 that would have been played with like a balloon

b)

something he removed from the dead cat

c)

worn as a rain hat

17.

Do you think that Tom has a wart?

a)

Yes it is likely that he does since he traded his tooth for the dead cat.

b)

No only Huck has a wart

c)

Just "eewh" why are there warts in this story?!

18.

Why do both Tom and Huck feel wealthier at the end of the story?

a)

They made a trade that each wanted.

b)

They found coins in a tree stump.

c)

They took money from Aunt Polly.

19.
What did Joe Harper plan to do until Tom convinced him to become a pirate?
a)
Be a hermit.
b)
Eat poison.
c)
Lick someone.
d)
Become a steamboat captain.
20.
Why did Joe Harper want to run away?
a)
His dog died.
b)
He was punished for something he didn't do.
c)
His girlfriend dumped him.
d)
He didn't really want to run away. 
21.
Who thinks Tom is likely to go to hell?
a)
Becky
b)
Alfred
c)
Huck
d)
Sid
22.
Of the three boys on the island, who is the first to decide to "wimp out" and go home?
a)
Tom
b)
Joe Harper
c)
Huck
d)
Alfred
23.
What did Huck make for Tom and Joe?
a)
Bed rolls.
b)
Hawaiian Rolls
c)
Sweet Rolls
d)
Corn Cob pipes
24.
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. 
25.
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. 
26.
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.
27.
What is the name of the island the boys stayed on?
a)
Jackson Island
b)
Key Largo
c)
Mud-bank Island
d)
Tom's Island
28.
What did Tom write in the sand on the island?
a)
HELP!
b)
PIRATES FOR EVER!
c)
BECKY
d)
IS THIS THE REAL LIFE; IS THIS JUST FANTASY?
29.
Tom thought about leaving a note written on a piece of ______ when he sneaked back to spy on Aunt Polly. 
a)
Leather
b)
Birch Bark
c)
Candle
d)
Paper
30.
Tom wants to run away because_______
a)
He is afraid of Injun Joe.
b)
It's awesome.
c)
Nobody loves him. 
d)
He is afraid he'll get caught for murdering Dr.Robinson.
31.
Tom had a chance to steal a skiff for his trip back to the island. Why did he not steal it?
a)
He didn't know how to pilot a skiff.
b)
He thought people may come looking for it, and they'd find him and the other two boys.
c)
He didn't want to steal from people.
d)
It had a hole in it. 
32.
Why didn't the boys die when the tree they had been sleeping under was struck by lightning?
a)
Joe had woke them and had them move to a safer place just before the lightning strike.
b)
Huck absorbed the lightning blast and became SUPER HUCK!
c)
Tom's kite redirected the bolt of lightning.
d)
Tom suggested they sleep in a cave instead of on the island. 
33.
Why did Alfred Temple ruin Tom's spelling book?
a)
Because Becky loved Tom.
b)
He thought it belonged to Amy Lawrence.
c)
He was jealous of Tom's island adventure.
d)
He could find nothing else to use to wipe his bottom. 
34.

(Ch.31) What had been Tom and Becky's original plan to keep from getting lost?

a)

a trail of breadcrumbs

b)

the unrolled a spool of yarn as they went

c)

They didn't need a plan. They had GPS

d)

Candle marks on the walls

35.

(Ch.31) What causes Becky and Tom to get lost in the cave?

a)

They are chased by a group of bats

b)

They are trying to hide from their friends

c)

They are so enamored with each other that they aren't paying attention to where they are walking

d)

Their map contained incorrect information

36.

(Ch.31) When they realized they were lost in the cave, why did Tom blow out Becky's candle?

a)

He was playing a mean prank

b)

He was just fooling around

c)

They needed to conserve their supplies, including their light source

d)

He thought he heard something and they needed to hide

37.

(Ch.31) Why did Tom insist they stay near the spring in the cave?

a)

They were going to use it to float out of the cave

b)

They needed to be near water and their light was almost gone

c)

The spring ran through the center of the cave so it would bring the rescuers right to them

d)

It would keep the bats away

38.

(Ch.31) Who else did Tom and Becky discover in the cave?

a)

Muff Potter

b)

Injun Joe

c)

Ghosts

d)

Huck Finn

39.

(Ch.32) How did Tom and Becky escape the cave?

a)

They were rescued

b)

They followed the bats

c)

They followed a stream of water

d)

Tom explored and saw a speck of daylight which turned out to be an alternate entrance to the cave

40.

(Ch.32) Why was Tom unable to tell Huck about his cave adventure?

a)

Huck was too ill and Widow Douglas would not allow Tom to over-excite him

b)

It was too horrible, Tom just couldn't talk about it

c)

Huck already knew. He had been part of the search party

d)

Tom lost his voice

41.

(Ch.32) How had Judge Thatcher made it impossible for anyone else to get lost in the cave?

a)

He demolished the cave

b)

He made it illegal for anyone to enter the cave

c)

He bolted the cave door shut with iron and three locks

d)

He posted an armed guard near the cave's entrance

42.
(n.) enthusiasm
a)
zeal
b)
horrid
c)
economize
d)
fatigue
43.
(adj.) nasty; causing disgust or horror
a)
zeal
b)
horrid
c)
economize
d)
fatigue
44.
(v.) reduce spending; cut down
a)
zeal
b)
implored
c)
economize
d)
fatigue
45.
(n.) mental or physical exhaustion
a)
zeal
b)
implored
c)
economize
d)
fatigue
46.
(adj.) tiresome or monotonous
a)
tedious
b)
implored
c)
economize
d)
fatigue
47.
(v.) begged earnestly
a)
tedious
b)
implored
c)
economize
d)
fatigue
48.
(n.) work; occupation
a)
tedious
b)
fret
c)
avocations
d)
fatigue
49.
(adj.) lonely and miserable; hopeless
a)
tedious
b)
fret
c)
avocations
d)
forlorn
50.
(n.) ringing of bells; noisy outburst
a)
peal
b)
fret
c)
avocations
d)
forlorn
51.
(v.) worry
a)
peal
b)
fret
c)
avocations
d)
forlorn