Tom Sawyer - (Mark Twain - Level: 8.5)
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Choose the best answer for each question listed below.


1. Why did Aunt Polly hit Tom and knock him off his chair?

Tom had been stealing apples and donuts.
Aunt Polly thought Tom broke the sugar bowl.
Tom lied about going swimming.
Tom had beat-up Sid.
Tom sluffed school.

2. When Judge Thatcher asked Tom who the first two Disciples of Christ were, what was Tom's answer?

Moses and Aaron.
George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
Peter and James.
Adam and Eve.
David and Goliath.

3. Why did Becky Thatcher get so up set at Tom when they were at the school house?

Tom wouldn't let her copy his homework. Tom said he was once engaged to Amy Lawrence.
Tom tried to kiss her.
Tom kept teasing her about her other boy friends.
Tom decided to break up with her.

4. Tom's half-brother Sid can best described as ...

Liar.
Truant.
Tattletale.
Bully.
Mischievious boy.

5. Huck runs away from the Widow Douglas because she ...

Won't let him play with Tom Sawyer.
Mean to him.
Tries to civilize him.
Tries to make him go to school.
Wants his share of the treasure.

6. Tom trades his treasures for Bible tickets to get a Bible and impress who?

The Sunday School Superintendent.
Becky Thatcher.
Sid.
Aunt Polly.
Amy Lawrence.

7. Who is the real murderer of Dr. Robinson?

The Spaniard.
Muff Potter.
Mr. Dobbins.
Dr. Robinson's nurse.
Injun Joe.

8. What do Tom and Huck swear to do after witnessing the murder?

Tell everyone about the murder.
Tell no one about the murder.
Tell only Judge Thatcher.
Tell only the Preacher or Bishop.
Tell only the truth.

9. Tom and Becky find their way out of McDougal's Cave by ...

Tom locating another way out.
Retracing their steps to the entrance.
Following the bats.
Listening to the voices of the rescue party.
Following Injun Joe.

10. What happened to Injun Joe at the end of the book?

Shot trying to escape from the sheriff's posse.
Hanged for the murder of Dr. Robinson.
Dies at the entrance to the cave because he can't get out.
He was arrested and brought before Judge Thatcher.
Falls off a cliff and is killed.

Your score is out of 10.