Why does Huck not go on the picnic?

Because he has not been invited

What keeps Injun Joe from finding Tom and Huck hidden upstairs in the haunted house?

The staircase begins to crumble.

Why does Injun Joe want revenge on the Widow Douglas?

Because her husband once punished and humiliated him

How does Tom get his friends to whitewash the fence for him?

He convinces them that the job is fun.

What does Tom do to win a Bible in Sunday school?

He trades the other children for their tickets.

What will become of the treasure Huck and Tom find?

It will be invested for the boys.

What is Jackson’s Island?

A small island in the middle of the Mississippi River

Who is unaffected by the revival that sweeps through town?

Tom Sawyer, who is sick at the time

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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1
Why does Huck not go on the picnic?
Because he cannot stand girls
Because he has not been invited
Because he has promised to keep watch for Injun Joe
Because he is afraid of boats
2
What keeps Injun Joe from finding Tom and Huck hidden upstairs in the haunted house?
They jump out the window.
The staircase begins to crumble.
The treasure distracts him.
A noise frightens Injun Joe away.
3
What day is bad luck for hunting buried treasure?
Tuesday
Friday
Examination Day
Halloween
4
Why does Injun Joe want revenge on the Widow Douglas?
Because she made a racist comment about Native Americans
Because her husband once punished and humiliated him
Because she will not give him any ice cream
She never returned his affections when they were younger
5
What is Huck most afraid of when he and Tom return to the cave to find the treasure?
Bats
Being locked in
Injun Joe’s ghost
A band of robbers
6
How does Tom get his friends to whitewash the fence for him?
He convinces them that the job is fun.
He tells them Aunt Polly wants them to help.
He offers them marbles.
He promises to go swimming with them when the job is done.
7
What does Tom do to win a Bible in Sunday school?
He trades the other children for their tickets.
He memorizes 2,000 Bible verses.
He testifies at Muff Potter’s trial.
He takes the blame for someone else’s misdeed.
8
Why do Tom and Huck treat Muff Potter kindly after he is put into jail?
They feel bad for him.
They miss him.
They feel guilty.
They want to be his friend.
9
What does Huck do outside Tom’s window to summon him to their midnight adventures?
He crows like a rooster.
He barks like a dog.
He hoots like an owl.
He meows like a cat.
10
Whom does Tom suspect of spilling ink on his spelling book?
Becky Thatcher
Himself
Alfred Temple
Huck Finn
11
What will become of the treasure Huck and Tom find?
It will be spent on a memorial for Injun Joe.
It will be returned to the rightful owners.
It will be donated to the Sunday school.
It will be invested for the boys.
12
Who is Sid?
Tom’s cocker spaniel
Tom’s father
Tom’s younger half-brother
Aunt Polly’s boyfriend
13
What is Jackson’s Island?
A tavern in town
A small island in the middle of the Mississippi River
An amusement park in St. Louis
The setting of Tom’s favorite adventure book
14
What happens when Tom and Joe learn to smoke?
They win Huck’s friendship.
They get a whipping from Aunt Polly.
They are expelled from Sunday school.
They get sick.
15
Who is the first of the boys to suggest abandoning the pirating expedition?
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Ben Rogers
Joe Harper
16
Who decides to have McDougal’s Cave bolted shut?
Mrs. Harper
Tom Sawyer
Injun Joe
Judge Thatcher
17
Who adopts Huck Finn at the end of the novel?
Aunt Polly
The Widow Douglas
Judge Thatcher
Muff Potter
18
Who is the only person to hug Huck when the three boys return for the funeral?
Muff Potter
Tom Sawyer
Aunt Polly
Becky Thatcher
19
What does Tom find behind door No. 2 at the Temperance Tavern?
Milk and cookies
Whiskey and Injun Joe
Buried treasure
A dead cat
20
Who is unaffected by the revival that sweeps through town?
Tom Sawyer, who is sick at the time
Sid, who is always mean and selfish
Mary, who is too good to need reforming
Huck Finn, who has no parents to supervise him
21
What do Tom and Huck witness in the graveyard?
a robbery
a funeral
a murder
a seance
22
What insect does Tom release in church?
A pinch-bug
A ladybug
A tick
A grasshopper
23
Who is Huckleberry Finn?
Tom's classmate.
The son of the town drunk.
The son of the town judge.
Tom's half brother.
24
What does Injun Joe do after Tom testifies against him?
He denies his guilt.
He flees out the window.
He terrorizes the boys.
He kills Muff Potter.
25
Why do Tom and Huck first go to the graveyard?
To dig for buried treasure
To dig up a body
To charm away warts
To kill a cat

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