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WorksheetsTom Sawyer
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins
Why does Tom hate Monday's?
His mom always makes meatloaf on Mondays and he hates school.
He must go back to school on Mondays and he hates school.
He has a loose tooth.
Tom is pretending to be sick. Who believes his act?
Sid and Mary
Sid and Huck
Aunt Polly
Why is Tom jealous of his friend Huckleberry Finn?
Fin has nice clothes.
Fin has a one-eyed cat.
Fin gets to do whatever he wants and does not get bossed around by adults.
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?
being in jail or locked up
wearing a cape
a party
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 building or room where things are sold
a shoe
ropes or chains that stop you from being able to move around
What is the name of the main character?
Sid
Mary
Tom
What is the setting of this play?
Modern day America
America in the 1800's
Canada in the late 1800's
Why does Tom want Sid to wake up?
He is scared of the dark.
He wants to sneak out.
He wants Sid to tell Aunt Polly that he is sick.
Why do the mothers in the town dislike Huckleberry?
He is bad because he has no adult supervision.
He is a mean kid that is always looking for a fight.
His clothes are too big for him.
What does the word "vacancy" mean?
an empty place
proper and respectable
drab and ordinary
Which of these words is another way to say "horrible"?
odious
row
fetters
The mothers in town considered Huck to be a pariah. What does the word pariah mean?
an outcast
a fine citizen
a young person
Why does Tom feel lucky when he discovers that his front tooth is loose?
He gets money from the Tooth Fairy.
He has a possible excuse to miss school.
He wants all of his adult teeth to come in.
What does the word "juvenile" mean?
a young person
captivity
jail
Which of the following is NOT a way the boys think warts can be cured?
spunkwater at midnight after repeating the words of a spell
repeat the words of a spell in a graveyard with a dead cat
a string and some firewood
Huck got the dead cat by trading it for a bladder from the slaughter house. The bladder from the slaughter house is what?
a disgusting toy in 1875 that would have been played with like a balloon
something he removed from the dead cat
worn as a rain hat
Do you think that Tom has a wart?
Yes it is likely that he does since he traded his tooth for the dead cat.
No only Huck has a wart
Just "eewh" why are there warts in this story?!
Why do both Tom and Huck feel wealthier at the end of the story?
They made a trade that each wanted.
They found coins in a tree stump.
They took money from Aunt Polly.
(Ch.31) What had been Tom and Becky's original plan to keep from getting lost?
a trail of breadcrumbs
the unrolled a spool of yarn as they went
They didn't need a plan. They had GPS
Candle marks on the walls
(Ch.31) What causes Becky and Tom to get lost in the cave?
They are chased by a group of bats
They are trying to hide from their friends
They are so enamored with each other that they aren't paying attention to where they are walking
Their map contained incorrect information
(Ch.31) When they realized they were lost in the cave, why did Tom blow out Becky's candle?
He was playing a mean prank
He was just fooling around
They needed to conserve their supplies, including their light source
He thought he heard something and they needed to hide
(Ch.31) Why did Tom insist they stay near the spring in the cave?
They were going to use it to float out of the cave
They needed to be near water and their light was almost gone
The spring ran through the center of the cave so it would bring the rescuers right to them
It would keep the bats away
(Ch.31) Who else did Tom and Becky discover in the cave?
Muff Potter
Injun Joe
Ghosts
Huck Finn
(Ch.32) How did Tom and Becky escape the cave?
They were rescued
They followed the bats
They followed a stream of water
Tom explored and saw a speck of daylight which turned out to be an alternate entrance to the cave
(Ch.32) Why was Tom unable to tell Huck about his cave adventure?
Huck was too ill and Widow Douglas would not allow Tom to over-excite him
It was too horrible, Tom just couldn't talk about it
Huck already knew. He had been part of the search party
Tom lost his voice
(Ch.32) How had Judge Thatcher made it impossible for anyone else to get lost in the cave?
He demolished the cave
He made it illegal for anyone to enter the cave
He bolted the cave door shut with iron and three locks
He posted an armed guard near the cave's entrance
