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Tom Sawyer chapters 1-17

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In chapter one, where does Aunt Polly find Tom?

a)

closet

b)

outhouse

c)

behind a tree

d)

under the bed

2.

Who is Amy Lawrence?

a)

Amy is Tom's teacher, who Tom has a crush on

b)

Amy is Tom's first love, who fickle Tom forgets

c)

Amy is Sid's beloved, who Tom makes trouble with

d)

Amy is Jeff's cousin, who Tom thinks is beautiful

3.

What does Tom imagine after his aunt hits him and does not apologize?

a)

stealing the quilt she's making

b)

dying without forgiving her

c)

lightning from heaven striking her

d)

running away to the big city

4.

What can the children get with their Sunday School tickets?

a)

cross

b)

hat

c)

bible

d)

Sunday clothes

5.

Who comes to visit the Sunday School class?

a)

Judge Thatcher

b)

The School Principal

c)

The Pastor

d)

Muff Potter

6.

What animal gets into a conflict with the bug Tom has brought into church?

a)

canary

b)

cat

c)

poodle

d)

piglet

7.

In chapter one, what has Tom been eating that he wasn't supposed to eat?

a)

pie

b)

soap

c)

bread

d)

jam

8.

Who does Tom meet on his way to school that get's him in trouble?

a)

Jeff Thatcher

b)

Huckleberry Finn

c)

Amy Lawrence

d)

Joe Harper

9.

Tom and Huck decide to keep what they saw in the grave yard a secret, what do they do to show they will keep that secret?

a)

Try to hide the evidence

b)

They follow the murderer

c)

They decide to tell Joe Harper

d)

They swear an oath signed in blood

10.

Why were Tom and Huck in the graveyard by Hoss Williams' grave?

a)

to prove they were brave

b)

to tell ghost stories

c)

to get headstone rubbings for art class

d)

to cure warts

11.

What are the two things someone has to do to be engaged according to Tom? Select 2 options

a)

Tell the person you love them and no one else

b)

Hold hands

c)

Kiss each other

d)

Write love notes to each other

e)

Sit by each other at lunch

12.

Which best describes how Tom Sawyer views Huckleberry Finn?

a)

He thinks Finn is dirty and smells bad

b)

He is jealous of Finn's freedom

c)

He is best friends with Finn

d)

He avoids Finn whenever he can

13.

Why was Tom Sawyer willing to get in trouble at school?

a)

He wanted to sit next to Becky Thatcher

b)

He wanted the attention

c)

He wanted to get kicked out of school

d)

He was taking the blame for Huckleberry Finn

14.

What does Tom do that makes Becky cry?

a)

He says something bad about her cousin.

b)

He says he doesn't like her dress.

c)

He mentions his old girlfriend.

d)

He says he doesn't like her hair.

15.

What does Tom offer Beck to console her?

a)

peach

b)

knob

c)

ring

d)

flower

16.

What does Tom want to be when he runs away?

a)

Robin Hood

b)

Astronaut

c)

Pirate

d)

Actor

17.

In the graveyard, what does Tom say the sound of the wind in the trees might be?

a)

scavengers coming for the corpses

b)

spirits of the dead

c)

witches' familiars gathering

d)

devils coming to get their own

18.

Who is in the grave yard? (Select 3)

a)

Judge Thatcher

b)

Muff Potter

c)

The Doctor

d)

The Pastor

e)

Injun Joe

19.

What happens to the doctor?

a)

Muff strangles him

b)

Injun Joe shoots him

c)

Muff knocks him on the head

d)

Injun Joe stabs him

20.

What witness comes forward against Muff Potter?

a)

A man who saw Potter washing in a stream in the early hours

b)

A man who heard Potter threaten the doctor

c)

A man who identified Potter as buying the murder weapon

d)

A man who saw Potter meeting with the doctor

21.

What do the boys expect to happen when Injun Joe lies about the murder?

a)

They expect the sheriff to realize Joe is lying

b)

They expect Joe to break down and confess

c)

They expect Potter to remember what happened

d)

They expect lightning to strike him down

22.

What does Tom do to try to ease his conscience about the murder?

a)

He studies his Bible verses for Sunday school

b)

He brings gifts to Muff Potter

c)

He does all his chores for Aunt Polly

d)

He denies himself the pleasure of playing hooky

23.

What do the townspeople use to try to make the boys' bodies come to the surface?

a)

Firecrackers

b)

Cannons

c)

Dynamite

d)

Rifles

24.

What is CONCEDE?

a)

admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly

b)

Someone who lives alone

c)

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

d)

make off with belongings of others

25.

What is a HERMIT?

a)

admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly

b)

Someone who lives alone

c)

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

d)

make off with belongings of others

26.

What is PURLOINED?

a)

admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly

b)

make off with belongings of others

c)

Someone who lives alone

d)

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

27.

What is DAUNTLESS?

a)

admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly

b)

Someone who lives alone

c)

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

d)

make off with belongings of others