Tom Sawyer worksheet, chapters 6 – 10.

Directions: Answer each question on a separate sheet of paper. Use a complete sentence by incorporating the question into the answer.

1. Describe Huck Finn.

2. Write one example of superstitions in which Tom and Huck believe.

3. In chapter 6, Tom and Becky meet for the first time. Describe their flirting behavior.

4. Describe Tom and Joe’s playing with the tick.

5. In chapter 8, Tom plays at Robin Hood. What does his play tell about Tom’s ability to “memorize” from books?

6. In chapter 9, why do Tom and Huck visit the graveyard?

7. Whom do the boys see at the graveyard?

8. Why are the three men there?

9. Why does Dr. Robinson want the corpse?

10. Why do the boys decide to “keep mum” about the murder?

11. Why does Tom insist on a written oath?

12. What is the significance of the return of the brass knob mean?