Adventures of Tom Sawyer Quiz Ch. 1-5

Tom hates _____ more than anything else.

• school

• work

• animals

• girls

"Aunt Polly asked him (Tom) questions that were full of guile and very deep - for she wanted to trap him into damaging revealments."

What does this quote mean?

• Aunt Polly wants to know how Tom's day went at school.

• Aunt Polly wants Tom to communicate with her.

• Aunt Polly wants Tom to tell the truth.

• Aunt Polly wants to catch Tom in a lie.

Why does Tom have to Whitewash the fence?

• Aunt Polly heard about his fighting.

• Aunt Polly likes to punish Tom.

• Aunt Polly sees he has gotten into mischief by the state of his clothes.

• Aunt Polly makes him whitewash the fence regularly.

How does Tom convince the boys to do the whitewashing?

• Tom gives the boys items.

• Tom threatens them.

• Tom makes the whitewashing look like fun.

• Tom fights them.

"He (Tom) got up and moved in clouds and darkness out at one door as she (Mary) brought song and sunshine in at the other.

What does this quote mean?

• Tom is funny; Mary is bright.

• Tom likes stormy weather; Mary likes spring.

• Tom is in a gloomy mood; Mary is in a good mood.

• Tom is in a dark closet; Mary is in the bright sun.

What does Tom have to do to earn a bible in Sunday school?

• have perfect attendance

• copy the bible

• memorize scripture and earn tickets

• usher at Sunday service

"Tom's mental stomach had never really hungered for one of those prizes, but unquestionably his entire being had for many a day longed for the glory and the eclat that came with it."

What does this quote mean?

• Tom is hungry.

• Tom is ambitious and likes to achieve.

• Tom wants the prize without having to do the work.

• Tom is clever and tricky.

Why does chapter IV (4) end with "Let us draw the curtain of charity over the rest of the scene."

• Tom falls down and trips.

• Tom answers the Judge's question perfectly.

• Tom embarrasses himself with his answer to the judge's question.

• Tom amazes everyone in the room.

"The boy who's history this book relates did not enjoy the prayer."

Who is "the boy" this quote refers to?

• Mark Twain

• Tom Sawyer

• Sid

• Rev. Sprague

What keeps the congregation's attention during the sermon?

• Tom and a fly

• A beetle and a dog

• The Reverend

• A cat and a fly