This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer > The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dilapidated A) Falling apart. B) To inspect something. C) An expression of opinion about something. D) To gain or achieve something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling apart. 2. What do you mean by:-scruffy A) Neat and tidy. B) Well organised. C) Dirty in appearance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dirty in appearance. 3. Why does Tom feel lucky when he discovers that his front tooth is loose? A) He gets money from the Tooth Fairy. B) He has a possible excuse to miss school. C) He wants all of his adult teeth to come in. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has a possible excuse to miss school. 4. The gap in his upper row of teeth enabled him to ..... in a new and admirable way. A) Expectorate. B) Row. C) Wended. D) Gaudy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expectorate. 5. Which character said the following quote? "Spare the rod and spile the child, as the Good Book says. I'm a laying up sin and suffering for us both, I know." A) Polly. B) Mary. C) Walters. D) Becky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polly. 6. As Tom ..... to school after breakfast, he was the envy of every boy he met. A) Row. B) Wended. C) Pariah. D) Expectorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wended. 7. What happened when the window opened and the maidservant threw water out? A) Tom was invited in for a chat. B) Tom was hit by the thrown water. C) Tom was scolded by the maidservant. D) Tom caught the thrown flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom was hit by the thrown water. 8. What did Tom do on Monday mornings A) He hid in the barn. B) He faked injuries so that he wouldn't have to go to school. C) He went to play tricks on the other boys with Huck Finn. D) He tried to catch Sid doing something mischievous so that he could tell on Sid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He faked injuries so that he wouldn't have to go to school. 9. Before he went home that night, they read the Scripture together. Here, 'scripture' may mean ..... A) Newspaper. B) Some kind of script (of a movie, play, etc). C) A novel. D) A religious book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A religious book. 10. Which word would BEST describe Tom's character as portrayed in this passage? A) Patient. B) Mischievous. C) Respectful. D) Uncaring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mischievous. 11. How did Tom try to avoid school? A) He pretended to be sick. B) He ran away from home. C) He skipped classes. D) He asked for a day off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He skipped classes. 12. Why was the teacher angry with Tom? Because, Tom didn't do his homework. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. What did Tom steal from Aunt Polly? A) An apple. B) A cookie. C) A doughnut. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A doughnut. 14. What was thrown in Tom's face? A) Drink. B) Water. C) Mud. D) Milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 15. Because Tom is full of mischief, Aunt Polly is constantly ..... him. A) Hugging. B) Duping. C) Wending. D) Reprimanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reprimanding. 16. Who is the author of Tom Sawyer? A) Jerome K Jerome. B) Mark Twain. C) Oliver Twist. D) Ruskin Bond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mark Twain. 17. "Tom, I'm sorry I suspected you of skipping school today ..... appears that I was wrong, " said Aunt Polly.Tom accepted her apology gracefully. A) To. B) By. C) It. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It. 18. What is Tom Sawyer's aunt name? A) Polly. B) Huck. C) Becky. D) Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polly. 19. What kind of mood was Tom in when he got home? A) Dreary. B) Happy. C) Sad. D) Complicated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dreary. 20. Who was Tom's aunt? A) Aunt Polly. B) Aunt Lily. C) Aunt Rina. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aunt Polly. ← 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 9The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books