This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Classics > The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Tom realize about human nature as he watches the other boys whitewash the fence? A) People prefer leisure activities over productive work. B) People enjoy helping others without expecting anything in return. C) People are easily bored with mundane tasks. D) People are willing to work for rewards, even if they don't need to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People are willing to work for rewards, even if they don't need to. 2. What do the townspeople think has happened to Tom and Huckleberry Finn? A) They drowned. B) They ran away. C) They stole money. D) They were kidnapped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They drowned. 3. What is the definition of dilapidated as it is used in paragraph 29? A) Falling apart. B) The right side of a ship as a passenger looks toward the front. C) The careful maintaining and protection of something valuable especially in its natural or original state. D) The act of expecting something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Falling apart. 4. They did a two-day, on-site inspection to inspect the facility. A) Particular. B) Covet. C) Survey. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survey. 5. The big black bug in the church jumped from Tom to the ..... A) Dog. B) Bird. C) Aunt Polly. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog. 6. The purpose of chapter 1 is to tell that- A) Tom always got into trouble. B) A new boy came to town. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom always got into trouble. 7. What did tom eat After coming back from School A) Honey. B) Candy. C) Jam. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jam. 8. Is the church big or small? A) It's big. B) It doesn't say. C) It's small. . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's small. . 9. ..... in the mountains now. A) I was. B) He was. C) She is. D) They is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is. 10. How many Bible verses do you need to know to get a Bible? A) 200. B) 1, 000. C) 4, 000. D) 2, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2, 000. 11. What did Tom want to say out loud but he couldn't say it? A) "I'm not dead". B) "I am with my friends". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "I'm not dead". 12. "Then they were astonished to find that they had been taking no note of time and that night was about at hand. The clanging bell had been calling for half an hour." (167) A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 13. Who did Tom find when he didn't want to go to school? A) Joe Harper. B) Aunt Polly. C) Becky. D) Huck Finn and Joe Harper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Huck Finn and Joe Harper. 14. Tom and Huck were frightened of the haunted house, but they went inside it ..... A) Any. B) Anywhere. C) Anyway. D) Everywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anyway. 15. "Huck stood sentry and Tom felt his way into the alley. Then there was a season of waiting anxiety that weighed upon Huck's spirits like a mountain." (161) A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 16. What lessons can be learned from the whitewashing incident in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? A) The significance of teamwork and collaboration. B) The importance of following rules and regulations. C) Importance of creativity and persuasion. D) The impact of technology on storytelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Importance of creativity and persuasion. 17. Who is the villainous character that Tom and Huck witness committing a crime in the graveyard? A) Injun Joe. B) Huckleberry Finn. C) Pollyanna. D) Becky Thatcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Injun Joe. 18. "Huck said to Tom, 'Well, I'll come around and maow to-night." ' (146) A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 19. "But when he emerged from the towel, he was not yet satisfactory, for the clean territory stopped short at his chin and his jaws, like a mask; below and beyond this line there was a dark expance of unirrigated soil that spread downward in front and backward around his neck." (30) A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 20. What is the definition of starboard as it is used in paragraph 2? A) The right side of a ship as a passenger looks toward the front. B) The left side of a ship as a passenger looks toward the front. C) A premium windsurfing & paddle boarding brand. D) Neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The right side of a ship as a passenger looks toward the front. 21. What did Aunt Polly say to her friends while Tom was in the bedroom? A) "Tom was a good boy, and Iloved him. Now he's dead, and I'm very sad.". B) "I am sad because Tom is with his friends, now I miss him". C) "I am happy that Tom is not here". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Tom was a good boy, and Iloved him. Now he's dead, and I'm very sad.". 22. Did the people in church see the beetle? A) Yes, they did. B) No, they didn't. C) Only Tom saw it. . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, they did. 23. What was the weather like that day? A) It was hot. B) It was freezing. . C) It was warm. D) It was cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was hot. 24. What is Huckleberry Finn going to use to get rid of his wort? A) A knife. B) A doctor. C) A dead cat. D) A bean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dead cat. 25. Tom took the beetle out of his pocket. What did it do? A) It flew away. B) It jumped out of the box. C) It bit Tom's hand. D) It started buzzing. . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It bit Tom's hand. 26. What did the teacher hit Tom with? A) A wooden spoon. B) A branch. C) A shoe. D) A rolled-up newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A branch. 27. What do Joe Harper's family, Aunt Polly, and Mary do to the boys when they return? A) Embrace them. B) Scold them. C) Beat them. D) Ignore them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embrace them. 28. What did Becky Thatcher throw over the fence to Tom? A) A bucket of water. B) A note. C) A piece of candy. D) A flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A flower. 29. How does Tom convince other boys to whitewash the fence for him? A) He promises them a share of the profits. B) He threatens them with punishment. C) He trades chores for items of value. D) He bribes them with money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He trades chores for items of value. 30. After whitewashing the fence, what did Tom get from Aunt Polly for his "good work" ? A) An apple. B) A cookie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An apple. 31. When Tom was sad, he wished he could ..... A) Talk to Sid. B) Drown. C) Go fishing. D) Go to Aunt Polly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drown. 32. They ..... hid and they saw two men come in-one of them was Injun Joe! A) Quick. B) Slow. C) Quickly. D) Slower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quickly. 33. What is the definition of surveyed as it is used in paragraph 7? A) To assess; to look over carefully or inspect. B) An investigation of the opinions or experience of a group of people, based on a series of questions. C) To give permission; to say yes. D) The act of expecting something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To assess; to look over carefully or inspect. 34. The narrator may be a character in the story. A) Fals. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 35. There was a dog in the church. Where was the dog lying? A) It was at the back of the church. B) It was in the front of the church. C) It was near Tom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was at the back of the church. 36. TOM HAD TO PAINT THE FENCE. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 37. Tom doesn't answer Ben at first because A) He's pretending to be focused on work. B) He doesn't see him. C) He wants to fiish the fence as quickly as possible. D) Ben doesn't say anything to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's pretending to be focused on work. 38. What did Tom think he could detect when he was home wishing he was sick? A) Headache. B) Colicky symptoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colicky symptoms. 39. Tom Sawyer was caught leaving the ..... A) Dinner table. B) Food cupboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food cupboard. 40. What do you think would have happened if Tom had not been able to trick the other boys into whitewashing the fence for him? A) He would have paid someone else to do it. B) He would have gotten in trouble with his aunt. C) He would have found a way to avoid doing the work. D) He would have had to do the work himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He would have had to do the work himself. 41. TOM LIVED WITH HIS MOTHER AND HIS FATHER. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 42. What is the name of the boy who is also a part of Tom and Huck's group of friends? A) Timmy Johnson. B) Billy Smith. C) Johnny Rogers. D) Joe Harper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joe Harper. 43. Where did the children go at the end of the story? A) They went to the hospital. B) They went to the park. C) They went to the church. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They went to the church. 44. Who does Tom run into on his way to school? A) Mr. Sprague. B) Joe Harper. C) Huck Finn. D) Becky Thatcher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Huck Finn. 45. Were you at the beach last Sunday? A) No, I was. B) Yes, I am. C) Yes, I was. D) No, I am not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I was. 46. What did Tom do at the end of chapter 3? A) He broke the window of the house. B) He broke the fence of house. C) He threw some water through the window of the house. D) He knocked on the door of the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He broke the window of the house. 47. What is the significance of the whitewashing incident in the overall plot of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? A) It demonstrates Tom's cleverness and ability to manipulate others. B) It highlights the importance of adult supervision in Tom's life. C) It has no significance to the overall plot. D) It shows Tom's lack of intelligence and problem-solving skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It demonstrates Tom's cleverness and ability to manipulate others. 48. Who is the girl that Tom is infatuated with and eventually becomes his girlfriend? A) Becky Thatcher. B) Mary Poppins. C) Sally Jackson. D) Jane Eyre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Becky Thatcher. 49. Tom lied to challenge Ben to paint the fence. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 50. There was ..... money in it! A) Many. B) Too much. C) Much. D) A lot of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A lot of. 51. Teaching her young students is what makes her work worthwhile because of their excitement, eagerness and enthusiasm. A) Covet. B) Alacrity. C) At least. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alacrity. 52. How do the class, teachers and superintendent treat Judge Thatcher? A) As a friend. B) As a celebrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a celebrity. 53. Pronouns used for third person point of view are A) I, me, my. B) You, your. C) He, she, it, they. D) The, that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He, she, it, they. 54. What is the definition of alacrity as it is used in paragraph 29? A) Eager willingness. B) The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched. C) The act of expecting something. D) To give permission; to say yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eager willingness. 55. What did Ben Offer Tom so he could Whitewash The fence? A) A Paper. B) 3 bags of marbles. C) An apple. D) Nothing at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An apple. 56. Point of view is the perspective from which the narrator tells the events. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Who did Tom give his medicine to? A) Joe Harper. B) The Dog. C) Aunt Polly. D) Peter, The cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peter, The cat. 58. Where was Tom Sawyer last night? A) Here he is. B) He is in his room. C) He was by the river. D) No, he wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was by the river. 59. What does Becky find in Mr. Dobbins' drawer? A) An art textbook. B) An anatomy textbook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An anatomy textbook. 60. What is Tom's aunts' name? A) Aunt Jamie. B) Aunt Mary. C) Aunt Philis. D) Aunt Polly. 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