Plot
Clothing & Accessories
Mark Twain's life
Slavery & Daily life
Food & Games
100
Where do Tom and Huck end up finding the money? BE SPECIFIC
In the cave buried in clay under the cross
100
What is the name of a cloth hat that women often wore on their heads?
Bonnet
100
What is the time period of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
1830s - 1840s
100
What are two typical jobs for a man living in the 1840s?
Any 2 of the following: Judge Farmer Builder Lawyer Doctor Baker Teacher Store owner Army
100
Write down the name of a popular game/activity for children in the 1840s
Pick up sticks Marbles Shadow tag 3-legged race
200
How does Injun Joe die?
He starves to death being locked in the cave.
200
Name a major difference in church clothes vs. play clothes
Fabric is thicker and more expensive.
200
What were Mark Twain's views on slavery?
He was against it and had several friends who were slaves.
200
What religion was the most prominent in 1840s America?
Catholic
200
What are three food items that would be considered "treats" to children in the 1840s?
Any 3 of the following: Donuts Apples Cake Sugar Jam Pears
300
How is Huck viewed by the members of his town throughout the book?
Like trouble, outcast, a bad kid that no one wants to be associated with
300
What were girls shoes like in the 1840s?
Either leather strap boots OR slipper like pull-on shoes
300
Name the sequel to "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?
"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
300
What were the main roles for women in the 1840s?
Almost all women worked at home, cleaning and in the kitchen
300
Which of these games was NOT mentioned in the Tom Sawyer book? Marbles Horseplay Jump rope
Jump rope
400
What are Tom's emotions seeing Injun Joe dead?
Relieved, but also empathetic. He feels sorry knowing the pain and suffering that Injun Joe went through.
400
What is the typical material for boys play shirts?
Linen pullover shirts with open collar
400
True or False: Mark Twain also wrote "The Prince and The Pauper"
True
400
What are TWO jobs that a women would do at home as a housewife in the 1840s?
Any of the following sewing cooking making clothes cleaned house
400
Name a typical game featured in the Tom Sawyer book
Judge answers!
500
What are Huck's views on the money he finds at the very end of the book?
That it is bad, and isn't what it is "cracked up to be." Having money is a pain and doesn't make you feel as free.
500
Superstitions were a large part of daily life in the 1840s. Name ONE superstition based on your webquest. Be specific!
Judge based on answers.
500
What is Mark Twain's real name?
Samuel Clemens
500
How did doctors learn their trade in the 1840s? (Not medical school)
Apprenticeship
500
What do Tom and Huck take up playing at the end of the novel? What do they decide to impersonate for fun?
Robbers!
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