This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > 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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... (work) for the same firm ten years before he retired. A) Working. B) Worked. C) Works. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worked. 2. What is Tom's 'great, magnificant inspiration'? A) He acts as if whiteashing is very enjoyable to deceive other boys to do his work for him. B) He trades all of his toys to Ben so that Ben will complete all of the whiteashing for him. C) He creates a device to speed up the process of whitewashing. D) He pretends that all of his paint and supplies were stolen so that he doesn't have to whitewash anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He acts as if whiteashing is very enjoyable to deceive other boys to do his work for him. 3. Huck Finn acts like an outcast. What is one thing that he does NOT do? A) He doesn't go to school. B) He doesn't go to church. C) He fights whenever he wants to. D) He wears his shoes all the time so he doesn't get sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wears his shoes all the time so he doesn't get sick. 4. What was Tom's initial reaction when he was hit by the thrown water? A) He laughed and waved at the girl. B) He ran away in embarrassment. C) He threw a stone at the window. D) He knocked on the girl's door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He ran away in embarrassment. 5. When Tom sat down next to Becky Thatcher ..... A) She asked if she could see him spit between his teeth. B) She asked to see the kitten with one eye. C) She asked Tom to teacher her how to draw. D) She completely ignored him throughout the entire class period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She asked Tom to teacher her how to draw. 6. Why do you think Aunt Polly sank into a chair after looking at Tom's toe? A) She was worried. B) She was tired. C) She was surprised. D) She found it amusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was worried. 7. When Tom pretends that he is very sick ..... A) No one believes him. B) Sid runs downstairs and tells Aunt Polly that Tom is dying. C) Tom tries to wake Sid up by moaning and then shaking him, but he isn't able to wake Sid up. Tom just goes back to sleep. D) Aunt Polly calls the doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sid runs downstairs and tells Aunt Polly that Tom is dying. 8. Who helped Tom memorize the Bible verses? A) Aunt Polly. B) Jeff. C) Sid. D) Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary. 9. They spent some days ..... near the river. A) Playing. B) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 10. While underneath the new girl's window, Tom wanted to die in the cold so she would notice him in the morning. What happened instead? A) The maid threw water on him. B) Sid woke him up and took him home. C) Tom decided it was foolish and left. D) Jeff Thatcher shouted at him to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The maid threw water on him. 11. What was the name of the Wonders of the Cave where Tom and Becky played? A) The hall, the Cathedral and Aladdin's chamber. B) The hall, the Cathedral and Aladdin's Palace. C) The hall, the Cavern and Aladdin's Palace. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hall, the Cathedral and Aladdin's Palace. 12. How big was the Island? A) 5 Miles Wide3 miles Long. B) 4 Miles Long2 miles Wide. C) 3 Miles Long2 Miles Wide. D) 3 Miles Long Quarter Mile Wide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3 Miles Long Quarter Mile Wide. 13. HOW MANY DEAD BODIES WERE AT THE DOORWAY OF THE CHURCH A) 6. B) 5. C) 3. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 14. How did Tom feel after the girl's reaction to his message? A) Angry. B) Nervous. C) Pleased. D) Sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pleased. 15. On Saturday when the boys went back to the dead tree what did they do? A) Read a book. B) Ate Lunch. C) Went Fishing. D) Had a smoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had a smoke. 16. Why did the teacher get angrier and cry out more loudly at Tom later? A) Tom's response was rude. B) Tom's excuse was absurd. C) Tom was chewing gum in class. D) Tom insulted the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom's excuse was absurd. 17. THE THREE BOYS WERE LISTENING TO A) OWN FUNERAL. B) MUSIC. C) FIGHTING. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OWN FUNERAL. 18. An unexpected, unearned, or sudden gain or advantage A) Windfall. B) Inveterate. C) Indifferent. D) Misgivings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Windfall. 19. The boys paid Tom for letting them whitewash the fence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What did Tom write on the paper to show his feelings to the girl? A) A joke. B) A secret message. C) A drawing. D) A love confession. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A love confession. 21. What did they with with the rest of the 600$ ? A) They hid it for later use. B) They burned it. C) Then took it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They hid it for later use. 22. Sid was Tom's younger A) Half brother. B) Cousin. C) Step brother. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Half brother. 23. Mark true or false. Ben wanted to paint the fence too. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 24. What is the name of the place where Tom lives? A) St Pete Beach. B) St Petersburg. C) St Andres. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) St Petersburg. 25. Why do you think the children started murmuring when Tom sat next to the girl? A) They were shocked by Tom's behavior. B) They were making fun of Tom. C) They were gossiping about Tom's crush on the girl. D) They were surprised by the teacher's punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were gossiping about Tom's crush on the girl. 26. The boys can ..... all day by the river. A) Play. B) Dig. C) Talk. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 27. Which vocabulary word means silliness, nonsense? A) Foolishness. B) Pinch. C) Yonder. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foolishness. 28. What does Joe Harper's mother wrongly accuse Joe of doing? A) Stealing cheese. B) Stealing eggs. C) Stealing cream. D) Stealing milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stealing cream. 29. What do the townspeople find? A) Becky's ribbon. B) A search party. C) Footprints. D) A sunshine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Becky's ribbon. 30. AT LAST AUNT POLLY DID WHAT A) SOFTENED AND KISSED HIM. B) SLAPPED HIM. C) SCOLDED HIM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SOFTENED AND KISSED HIM. 31. "'Devil follow ..... (a dead body)! Cat follow devil! Warts follow cat!" ' A) Corpse. B) Lick. C) Loot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corpse. 32. What three things did Tom get from his friend Ben, Billy, and Johnny? A) Fish, candy, string. B) Dead rat, apple, kite. C) Kite, apple, dead fish. D) Apple, dead rat, string. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dead rat, apple, kite. 33. Why did Tom agree to let Ben paint the fence? A) Ben promised him a dollar. B) Ben offered him his apple. C) He felt sorry for Ben. D) He wanted to be kind to Ben. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ben offered him his apple. 34. Did St Petersburg love Tom for a week? A) No !. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 35. How did Tom feel about whitewashing the fence on Saturday morning? A) He liked it. B) He didn't like it. C) Whitewashing the fence was better than doing housework. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He didn't like it. 36. According to Huck, a dead cat cures ..... A) Different illnesses. B) Warts. C) Headaches. D) Stomachache. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warts. 37. What did Tom have on his mouth and hands that he wasn't supposed to touch? A) Dirt. B) Paint. C) Ink. D) Jam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jam. 38. Tom and Huck have a long conversation about ..... A) How Huck feels like an outcast. B) How mean Aunt Polly is. C) How many times Huck was able to go swimming that week. D) How to remove warts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How to remove warts. 39. A feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event A) Accost. B) Misgivings. C) Blight. D) Avarice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misgivings. 40. What did Huck say he would do with his share? A) Give it away. B) Save it. C) He will have pie and a glass of soda everyday and go to every circus that comes. D) Hide it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He will have pie and a glass of soda everyday and go to every circus that comes. 41. How did Tom feel after this incident and what did he do next? A) He felt happy and went home. B) His mind was vacant and he went to bed. C) He felt angry and cried. D) He felt victorious and laughed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His mind was vacant and he went to bed. 42. Which vocabulary word means solemn promise? A) Corpse. B) Oath. C) Noble. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oath. 43. Why does Tom sneak to Potter's cell? A) To bring him gifts. B) To help him escape. C) To spy on him. D) To annoy him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bring him gifts. 44. Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled at deception. A) Sagacity. B) Guile. C) Vex. D) Furtive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guile. 45. What did Tom do at the end to Sid and why? A) Took him swimming. B) Threw clod at him for being a good brother. C) Threw clod at him for snitching. D) Threw an apple at him for snitching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threw clod at him for snitching. 46. Who was Tom's most dreaded friend? A) Aunt Polly. B) Sid. C) Jim. D) Ben. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ben. 47. Tom was a ..... boy. A) Hard-working. B) Quiet. C) Lazy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lazy. 48. "Aunt Polly never ..... have noticed the thread, if it hadn't been for Sid, " moaned Tom. A) Could. B) Should. C) Would. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 49. Choose the only place Polly didn't look for Tom: A) She looked outside in the yard. B) She looked inside the house and the kitchen. C) She looked in the basement. D) She looked in her room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She looked in the basement. 50. Marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy A) Clandestine. B) Blight. C) Misgivings. D) Furtive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clandestine. 51. What did they eat in the cave? A) Chips. B) Wedding Cake. C) Sandwiches. D) Sardines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wedding Cake. 52. When Tom came back home at night ..... A) His clothes were clean. B) He couldn't walk home. C) He was sick. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His clothes were clean. 53. What was Becky's wish? A) Wish or fish?. B) No we definitely read about a wish. C) Wish? What wish? We didn't read about a wish. D) That she had been nicer to Tom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That she had been nicer to Tom. 54. Which is an example of dramatic irony, or knowledge that readers have but characters do not? A) Tom appears reluctant to allow Ben to paint the fence. B) Tom is commanded by Aunt Polly to paint the fence. C) Tom runs out of whitewash for the fence by mid-afternoon. D) Tom collects items from several boys who want to paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tom is commanded by Aunt Polly to paint the fence. 55. Who was Tom's wife? A) Ria. B) Neelam. C) We don't know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We don't know. 56. Tom and Huck went for a ..... hunt on Saturday. A) Book. B) House. C) Treasure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treasure. 57. Why does Jim agree to trade chores? A) Tom threatened him if he didn't. B) He prefers whiteashing to fetching water. C) Tom agreed to give him a marble and show him his sore toe. D) Tom said he would pay him for helping him paint the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tom agreed to give him a marble and show him his sore toe. 58. What did the two boys do when they met on the street? A) They fought. B) They played a game. C) They raced. D) They started a conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They fought. 59. Why did Tom feel sad and lonely in the corner of the room? A) Because his aunt was angry with him. B) Because his cousin was ignoring him. C) Because he had lost all his treasures. D) Because he missed painting the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because his aunt was angry with him. 60. What was added to the din? A) Chair. B) Table. C) Tin Pans and Horns. D) Couch. 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