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.
We the readers know that whitewashing the fence was a punishment. His friends were convinced it was a reward. What type of irony is this?
Dramatic Irony
How does Tom Sawyer leave the house in chapter 9?
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.
Tom, Huck, and Joe Harper all run away from home and decide to be what?
pirates
dramatic irony
Where did the boys go in chapter 9?
They go to a graveyard.
Sid
They play war.
Tom sneaks back to his house one evening. Where does he hide to hear Aunt Polly, Mrs. Harper, Sid, and Mary talk?
Under a bed
What type of irony is used in chapter 9 when Muff Potter is framed for killing the doctor and he begs Injun Joe to not tell?
dramtic irony
Who was murdered in chapter 9?
Dr. Robinson
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 does Huck teach Tom and Joe Harper to do while they are staying on the island?
smoke a pipe
When Sid broke the sugar bowl, the reader would've expected him to be punished. Who was actually punished?
Tom Sawyer
Who committed the murder in chapter 9?
Injun Joe
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 witnesses and his friends witness an event that no one gets to witness. What is this event
their own funerals
Tom had tricked his friends into whitewashing the fence.
Who was blamed for the murder in chapter 9?
Muff Potter