LUOA's 5.18.F - Test: Semester 1 Exam
(Modules 1-5)
The setting and events of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer are inspired by Twain's
upbringing in Hannibal, Missouri.
True
With whom does Tom Sawyer NOT live in St. Petersburg?
Joe Harper
What is Tom's punishment for staying out late at the beginning of the novel?
whitewashing the fence
What do Tom and Huck accidentally witness when they visit a graveyard at
midnight?
the murder of Doctor Robinson
Which character does NOT run away down the Mississippi River on a pirate
adventure?
Sid
How does Tom go against the solemn oath that he made with Huck Finn?
He decides to testify in court to save Muff Potter.
Becky and Tom never fight or disagree throughout all of The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer.
False
Huck's dead cat and ghost stories and Aunt Polly's obsession with home
remedies are examples of _________, something Twain satirizes often in Tom
Sawyer.
superstition
Tom's inner conflict in the novel is between ______________.
his desire to care for others and his desire to be selfish
How does Tom "rescue" Becky Thatcher in school?
He takes the blame and punishment for the teacher's torn book.
What do Tom and Huck find in the cave at the end of the novel?
a treasure chest
Injun Joe goes on trial again at the end of the novel and is put in jail forever.
False
Throughout the novel, Tom is too old and mature to "play pretend" with his
friends.
False
In a novel, the point of view is most like ___________________________________.
the lens on a camera
The point of view in Tom Sawyer is first person.
False
Near the start of the novel, Aunt Polly tells Tom to whitewash the fence. Because
of this chore, Twain writes that "life to [Tom] seemed hollow, and existence but a
burden."
This is an example of which literary device?
hyperbole: an exaggerated statement
(Modules 1-5)
The setting and events of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer are inspired by Twain's
upbringing in Hannibal, Missouri.
True
With whom does Tom Sawyer NOT live in St. Petersburg?
Joe Harper
What is Tom's punishment for staying out late at the beginning of the novel?
whitewashing the fence
What do Tom and Huck accidentally witness when they visit a graveyard at
midnight?
the murder of Doctor Robinson
Which character does NOT run away down the Mississippi River on a pirate
adventure?
Sid
How does Tom go against the solemn oath that he made with Huck Finn?
He decides to testify in court to save Muff Potter.
Becky and Tom never fight or disagree throughout all of The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer.
False
Huck's dead cat and ghost stories and Aunt Polly's obsession with home
remedies are examples of _________, something Twain satirizes often in Tom
Sawyer.
superstition
Tom's inner conflict in the novel is between ______________.
his desire to care for others and his desire to be selfish
How does Tom "rescue" Becky Thatcher in school?
He takes the blame and punishment for the teacher's torn book.
What do Tom and Huck find in the cave at the end of the novel?
a treasure chest
Injun Joe goes on trial again at the end of the novel and is put in jail forever.
False
Throughout the novel, Tom is too old and mature to "play pretend" with his
friends.
False
In a novel, the point of view is most like ___________________________________.
the lens on a camera
The point of view in Tom Sawyer is first person.
False
Near the start of the novel, Aunt Polly tells Tom to whitewash the fence. Because
of this chore, Twain writes that "life to [Tom] seemed hollow, and existence but a
burden."
This is an example of which literary device?
hyperbole: an exaggerated statement
