Why does Huck not go on the picnic?

Because he has not been invited

Why does Injun Joe want revenge on the Widow Douglas?

Because her husband once punished and humiliated him

What will become of the treasure Huck and Tom find?

It will be invested for the boys.

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

He trades the other children for their tickets.

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

The staircase begins to crumble.

What is Jackson’s Island?

A small island in the middle of the Mississippi River

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

He convinces them that the job is fun.

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

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