Tom Sawyer test
1. Tom is able to fool Aunt
Polly because
A. she is a loving mother who trusts her son
B. he rarely causes her to mistrust him
C. she loves him and fears being too harsh
2. Aunt Polly and her family
live in the village named
A. St. Petersburg
B. St. Jamesburg
3. Our hero loves to steal
A. salt
B. sugar
C. silverware from the dinner table
4. Saturday morning finds Tom
prepared to
A. wash the car
B. paint the fence
C. cut a cord of wood as punishment for skipping
school
5. He cleverly escapes his
chore because
A. Jim does it for him
B. he uses his head instead of his arms
C. Sid helps him complete the task
6. Tom is treated unfairly
when
A. the sugar bowl breaks
B. the cat is left out by mistake
C. a bedroom window is broken
7. Because Tom is bored in
class, he takes out his pet
A. frog
B. beetle
C. tick
D. all of these
8. Tom and Becky become
engaged, and they seal their engagement with
A. kiss
B. a contract
C. an oath in blood
D. all of these
9. Tom and Huck decide never
to tell about the murder they saw, and they seal their agreement with
A. a kiss
B. a contract
C. an oath in blood
D. all of these
10. Although Tom does poorly
in school and his Bible studies, we know he is actually smart because
A. through his play we see he has memorized many
books
B. he spends much of his time studying
C. he gets better grades than Sid
11. The graveyard is the
place where Tom and Huck go to
A. test their wart cure
B. sneak a smoke
C. rob a grave
12. Injun Joe
A. kills Dr. Robinson
B. plants the murder weapon on Muff Potter
C. promises Potter he will not reveal the incident to
authorities
D. all of these
13. Injun Joe wants revenge
on Dr. Robinson because
A. Dr. Robinson did not set his broken arm properly
B. Dr. Robinson is rich
C. Dr. Robinson’s father had Joe put in jail
D. all of these
E. none of these
14. One reason Joe is able to
mislead Muff Potter is due to Muff’s
A. sloppiness
B. drunkenness
C. courage
D. all of these
15. Tom and Joe decide to run
away from home because
A. they found money
B. they are mistreated
C. Huck convinces them
D. Injun Joe scares them
16. The three “pirates” have
loads of fun on their island until they
A. get sick from smoking
pipes
B. get a little homesick
C. survive a thunderstorm
D. all of these
17. What is the technique
used by the villagers to search for drowning victims?
A. jump in the water from small skiffs
B. throw bags of sand in the
water to see where they go
C. tie a dead cat to a string
D. shoot a canon over the
water
18. Tom convinces Joe and
Huck to stay longer on the pirate island by
A. threatening to call them babies
B. reminding them of the danger of the
C. explaining a secret plan to attend their own
funerals
D. calling Injun Joe over to visit them
19. The congregation is
shocked to see the “dead” boys walk down the aisle, so they
A. leave the church in
protest of the boys’ joke
B. join in a hymn of praise
for their safe return.
C. file out of the church in silent shock
20. Tom first tells Aunt
Polly that
A. he had visited her during the night
B. he did not visit her during the night
C. he dreamed he visited her during the night
21. At
school, the returning children
A. are treated as heroes
B. are ignored
C. are treated as usual
D. are severely whipped for running away
22. Tom cruelly uses
A. Becky to make Amy jealous
B. Susan to make Becky jealous
C. Amy to make Becky jealous
D. his influence to get Becky whipped for tearing the
teacher’s book
23. Tom wrote a note
explaining his disappearance to Aunt Polly
A. however, he didn’t leave it for her
B. and left it on the nightstand
C. and buried it on the pirate island
24. The schoolmaster, Mr.
Dobbins, has his wig ripped off his head by a cat dangling from a string, only
to reveal that
A. he had a small bald patch in the middle of his
head
B. someone had painted his bald head gold
C. he had several scars on his head
25. Twain shows his contempt
of the educational system by
A. showing how the teachers beat the students
B. showing that school was boring
C. showing that the end of the year recitals were
boring and awful
D. all of these
26. Huck and Tom again swear
to keep mum about the murder because
A. they are afraid of the murderer
B. they believe Muff Potter ought to be punished
C. they do not want to be involved
D. all of these
27. Both boys feel sympathy
for Muff because he
A. is kind and good
B. did not commit the crime
C. is being abused by the villagers
D. all of these
28. Muff Potter
A. ignores Tom and Huck
B. considers them enemies
C. believes them to be friends
D. all of these
29. The villagers in the
courtroom are
A. shocked that Muff’s lawyer does not cross examine
the witnesses
B. happy to see Muff’s lawyer do a poor job defending him
C. anxious to see Muff free
D. all of these
30. The courtroom audience is
amazed when
A. Huck testifies
B. Tom testifies
C. Injun Joe testifies
31. An example of parallelism
in the story is
A. Tom recites in school and testifies in court
B. Tom and a boy fight; Dr. Robinson and Muff fight
C.
Tom and Becky swear not to tell about being engaged, and Tom and Huck swear not
to tell about the murder.
D.
all of these
E.
none of these
32. The next adventure after
the trial is
A. returning to the pirate island
B. searching for buried treasure
C. searching for Injun Joe
D. all of these
33. Huck and Tom delay their
search on Friday because of
A. whitewashing the fence
B. superstition
C. chores
D. a party with Injun Joe and Muff Potter
34. Instead of continuing
their search, they
A. read a book
B. play Robin Hood
C. sleep all day
D. go to their island
35. While hiding in the
haunted house, they recognize the “Spaniard” as
A. Dr. Robinson
B. the schoolmaster
C. Muff Potter
D. Injun Joe
36. The two robbers plan to
“do that dangerous job” and then leave for
A. Alaska
B. California
C. Missouri
D.
37. The boys escape detection
in the haunted house because of
A. a rotten staircase
B. the robbers’ hurry
C. ghosts
D. a dead cat on a string
38. What kind of
transportation is used to take the children to the picnic?
A. horse-drawn wagons
B. steam ferry
C. they walked
D. none of these
39. Injun Joe wanted revenge
against the Widow Douglas because
A. her husband had Joe horse whipped
B. she had Joe put into jail
C. she had turned Joe away from her door when he was
begging for food
D. her husband convicted Joe of petty larceny
40. When does the town
discover that Tom and Becky are missing?
A. when the kids come home on the wagons
B. when Huck comes looking for Tom
C. during the Fourth of July picnic
D. when Aunt Polly asks Mrs. Harper at church
41. Tom and Becky are unable
to escape from the caves because
A. they are lost
B. a cave-in occurs behind them
C. they are being chased
D. none of these
True – False
42. Tom and Becky are found
in the cave by the band of searchers.
43. The body of the “ragged”
man is found in the Widow Douglas’ barn.
44. Injun Joe falls to his
death inside McDougal’s Cave.
45. Huck and Tom discover the
lost treasure in the tavern room known as “Number Two.”
46. The boys plan to share
their new wealth with the villagers.
47. Widow Douglas plans to
care for Huck Finn in the same way an adoptive parent would.
48. Huck finds his new life
to be a pleasurable one.
49. Judge Thatcher plans to
pay for Tom to go to medical school.
50. Tom convinces Huck to
become respectable so they can be robbers.