How did Tom get out of whitewashing the fence?

He tricked his friends into doing it for him.

What was Tom’s punishment for going out at night?

His Aunt Polly cried and made him feel guilty .

What are the names of the three people that Tom and Huck saw at the graveyard?

Dr.Robinson, Injun Joe, and Muff Potter.

How did Injun Joe make Potter think he’d killed Dr. Robinson?

Injun Joe put the knife in Potter's hands.

How was Tom able to get enough tickets to win a Bible?

He traded tickets with the other kids.

How does Aunt Polly feel about Tom?

She loves him, but is frustrated with him.

Why did Tom tell the truth about talking to Huck Finn ?

He wanted to be punished so he could sit with the girls.

What did the boys do to promise they wouldn’t tell anyone about the murder?

They signed in blood they would not tell.

Why did Tom want to stay awake when he went to bed?

He wanted to go to the graveyard with Huck.

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Chapters 1-15)

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1
How did Tom get out of whitewashing the fence?
He tricked his friends into doing it for him.
Sid volunteered to do the work.
Mary told him she would do it if he helped with her chores.
He hired someone to do it for him.
2
What did Tom say to Becky that made her upset?
He was rude to her.
He told her she needed to put on make-up.
He called her ugly.
He mentioned Amy Lawrence.
3
What was Tom’s punishment for going out at night?
He was grounded for a week.
His Aunt Polly cried and made him feel guilty .
He had to help Aunt Polly with chores.
4
What are the names of the three people that Tom and Huck saw at the graveyard?
Aunt Polly, Becky, and Ben.
Dr.Robinson, Injun Joe, and Muff Potter.
Aunt Polly, Mary and Sid.
Sid, Ben, and Becky.
5
Who did Tom and Huck sneak up on while he was sleeping?
Muff Potter
Aunt Polly
Sid
Injun Joe
6
1. What is Mary's relationship to Tom?
His grandmother
His cousin
His sister
His aunt
7
Who did Tom give the painkiller to?
Ben Rogers
Peter the cat
Sid
Becky
8
How did Injun Joe make Potter think he’d killed Dr. Robinson?
Injun Joe put the gun in Potter's hands.
Injun Joe put the knife in Potter's hands.
Injun Joe put the baseball bat in Potter's hands.
9
How was Tom able to get enough tickets to win a Bible?
He earned the tickets.
He stole the tickets when no one was looking.
His aunt Polly gave him the tickets.
He traded tickets with the other kids.
10
How does Aunt Polly feel about Tom?
She feels very proud of Tom.
She wants to send him to a boarding school.
She wishes she didn't have to care for him.
She loves him, but is frustrated with him.
11
What did Huck say his medicine potion would cure?
Diabetes
Warts
Asthma
Chicken Pox
12
Why did Tom tell the truth about talking to Huck Finn ?
He did not want to lie.
He didn't want to receive a detention.
He wanted to be punished so he could sit with the girls.
He wanted to be citizen of the month.
13
When Tom was doing his lessons, why did he choose to memorize the Sermon on the Mount?
They had the shortest verses.
It was his favorite part in the bible.
He wanted to impress the teacher.
He didn't know what else to memorize.
14
Who's Tom's best friend?
Joe Harper
Becky Thatcher
Injun Joe
Ben Rogers
15
What did Tom have to do Saturday morning as a punishment for his ruined clothes?
He had to whitewash the fence.
He had to wash the dishes.
He had to do Sid's chores.
He had to wash Aunt Polly's car.
16
What did the boys do to promise they wouldn’t tell anyone about the murder?
They wrote it down on a piece of paper and burned it.
They made a vow inside a church.
They signed in blood they would not tell.
17
Why was Tom forbidden to play with Huckleberry Finn?
He was a bad kid.
Aunt Polly hated Huck .
Huck's family hated Tom.
Huck had the chicken pox.
18
How do you know Tom is stressed about Injun Joe and the murder?
He fainted at school.
He ended up at the hospital.
He has bad dreams about it.
19
Why did Tom want to stay awake when he went to bed?
He wanted to play bingo with Sid.
He wanted to read his favorite novel.
He wanted to go to the graveyard with Huck.
He wanted to play Nintendo.

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