Characters
Who is the main character in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
Tom Sawyer
What is the day of the week when Tom has to whitewash the fence?
Saturday
What is the first thing that Tom got in trouble for in the story?
He was stealing jam in a closet.
What is ironic in the scene where Sid breaks the sugar container?
The reader would naturally think that Sid would get in trouble, but instead, Tom got in trouble.
"In an instant, both boys were rolling and tumbling in the dirt, gripped together like cats"
simile
Who is Tom's guardian in the story?
Aunt Polly
Who did Tom see in chapter 3 on Saturday afternoon?
Tom saw a girl he liked very much.
Where was Tom supposed to on Friday when he went swimming?
school
dramatic irony
metaphor
Sid
They play war.
Why did Tom beat up the new boy in town?
Tom didn't like the boy because he had fancy clothes.
What type of irony is the majority of chapter 2?
dramtic irony
"The thought of it burnt him like fire."
Who is Tom's cousin who is introduced in Chapter 3?
Mary
What is the name of the fictional town where Tom lives?
St. Petersberg
What was the punishment Tom was given after sneaking into the house?
Tom had to whitewash the fence.
Why is it ironic when Tom gets spanked over the broken sugar dish.
It is ironic because Sid broke the dish, and we expect him to be punished.
"his eyes swam in a blur of water"
personification
Who is the first person Tom tries to convince to whitewash the fence?
Jim
In chapter 3, what does Mark Twain mean when he says, "the hero fell without a shot being fired."?
It means that Tom fell for the new girl that he saw.
Tom threw something at Sid in the beginning of chapter 3. What was it?
clods of dirt
Why was most of chapter two dramatic irony?
The audience reading the book and Tom knew the truth, but Tom's friends did not know that he was manipulating them.
"Mary danced in all alive with the joy of seeing home again after an age-long of one week to the country"
hyperbole