Friday, 5/14/10
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Last Tom Sawyer Quiz.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tom Sawyer is written in _________
person, _________ point of view.
a) first, limited b) first , omniscient c) second, omniscient
d) third, limited e) third, omniscient
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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
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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.
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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?