This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer > The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to the author, work is whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of A) Whatever a person enjoys. B) That which is free. C) Whatever a body is not obliged to do. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whatever a body is not obliged to do. 2. Why did Becky feel ashamed after Tom saw the anatomy book? A) Because she got caught. B) Because she tore a page. C) Because she was reading it. D) Because it was a forbidden book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because she tore a page. 3. Who got drenched with water? A) Sid. B) Mary. C) Tom. D) Aunt Polly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom. 4. Why did Aunt Polly say that Saturday isn't going to be a holiday for Tom? (pg. 2) A) Because he is going to work. B) Because he is going to the river. C) Because he is going to school. D) Because he is going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he is going to work. 5. What was the 2nd place where they went to find the treasure? A) No where. B) Near a grave with a dead cat. C) In a old house. D) Near a pine tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a old house. 6. 6 PART A A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 7. What did Tom trade Billy Fisher? A) Apple. B) Marbles. C) Kite in good repair. D) Dead Rat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kite in good repair. 8. Reasonable or believable A) Plausible. B) Apprehensive. C) Blight. D) Furtive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plausible. 9. Everybody thought they were ..... A) Dead. B) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dead. 10. What makes the prospect of spending the day whitewashing even worse? A) The hot sun makes the job very difficult. B) Tom felt that he was being unfairly punished. C) It is tedious and dirty work. D) The other boys would have lots of fun and tease Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The other boys would have lots of fun and tease Tom. 11. What punishment did Aunt Polly give Tom? A) Sweep the yard. B) Do the dishes. C) Whitewash the fence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whitewash the fence. 12. Having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech A) Eloquent. B) Oblivion. C) Conspicuous. D) Spectacle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eloquent. 13. According to the anatomy book that Becky found on the teacher's desk, we could say that the teacher wanted to be: A) Doctor. B) Astronaut. C) Nurse. D) Psychologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doctor. 14. WHO WAS THE BOY WITH WHO'S HELP BECKY IRRITED TOM A) ALFRED. B) TEMPLE. C) JOE. D) HARPER. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ALFRED. 15. How did Tom react when the teacher asked who tore the book? A) He blamed Becky. B) He confessed. C) He denied it. D) He laughed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He confessed. 16. Tom wins ..... A) The spelling bee. B) A Bible. C) The cartwheel contest. D) The arm wrestling contest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Bible. 17. Tom got Ben to help him whitewash by A) Pretending it was fun. B) Paying him. C) Doing a bad job. D) Beating him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pretending it was fun. 18. What did Huck say that him and Tom could do if they could find a rope? A) Hang the swing from the tree. B) Tie the Boat up. C) Slope. D) Play Tug of War. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slope. 19. When Harper's mother got angry with him, Tom and Harper decided to ..... A) Stay at home. B) Run away from home. C) Go to school. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run away from home. 20. What treasures did Tom collect by trading chances to paint the fence? A) Twelve marbles, a key, a tin soldier, six firecrackers, and a brass doorknob. B) Six firecrackers, an orange, and a brass doorknob. C) A bicycle, a baseball bat, and a kite. D) A gold watch, a diamond ring, and a yacht. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twelve marbles, a key, a tin soldier, six firecrackers, and a brass doorknob. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesThe Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 1The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 2The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 3The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 4The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 5The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 6The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 7The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 8The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books