Friday, 5/14/10
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Last Tom Sawyer Quiz.
  1. Once everyone found out about the treasure, what happened to every  "haunted" house in St. Petersburg?  a) They were bought.  b) They were seized by the government.  c) They were searched.  d) They were burned.  e) Nothing.
  2. What is it Huck says he has to go into the attic to do every day ("just to git a taste in my mouth")?  (p227)  a) smoke  b) yell c) cuss  d) "chaw" tobacco  e) pray
  3. Where does Tom find Huck when he runs away from the widow?  a) On the island.  b) In a boat.  c) In the widow's woodshed. d) At the haunted house.  e) None of the above.
  4. Becky's dad compared Tom's lie that saved Becky from a whipping over the torn book to...? a) A man giving his life in war. b) George Washington saying he cut down the cherry tree. c) A heroic act by a fireman.  d) Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves.  e) None of the above.
  5. Which quote shows how Huck feels about being rich?  a) "I had to shove, Tom -- I just had to."  b) "...derned if I hain't got to ask to do everything."  c) "...being rich ain't going to keep me back from turning robber."  d) "It's just worry and worry, and sweat and sweat, and a-wishing you was dead all the time."  e) None of the above.
  6. What does Huck try to do with his share of the money? a) Spend it all very quickly.  b) Give it away.  c) Save it.  d) Hide it.  e) None of the above.
  7. How does Tom get Huck to go back to the widow?  a) He tells him he can have a bigger share of the money.  b) He tells him he won't be his friend any more.  c) He tells him he has to be more respectable to be a robber in the gang.  d) He tells him that the widow is heartbroken and misses him. e) None of the above.
  8. Why does Mark Twain say he stops the story where he does?  a) Because that's all the adventures he could remember from his childhood.  b) Because there isn't really any story left to tell.  c) Because he wants to tell Huck's story now.  d) Because Tom is close to being grown up.  e) Because he got sick of the character.
  9. Tom Sawyer is written in _________ person, _________ point of view.   a) first, limited  b) first , omniscient  c) second, omniscient  d) third, limited  e) third, omniscient
  10. The part of the story where Injun Joe kills Doc Robinson would be considered the _______.  a) conflict  b) rising action  c) resolution  d) climax  e) inciting incident
  11. Which part of the story would ALSO be a #10?  a) Where Tom and Becky are lost in the cave.  b) Where Tom beats up Alfred Temple.  c) Where Tom and Becky get out of the cave.  d) Where Injun Joe dies.  e) Where Tom Says he stopped to talk to Huck so he can sit next to Becky.
  12. The part of the story where Tom and Huck find the money would be considered the ______ of the treasure-hunting plot.  a) conflict  b) rising action  c) resolution  d) climax  e) inciting incident

Tom Sawyer Jeopardy. Clicker? or Old School?