The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Tom been eating that he wasn't supposed to eat?

2. How many tickets are needed to earn a prize?

3. Does Tom leave Aunt Polly his note?

4. What does Aunt Polly do about Tom's loose tooth?

5. Who has earned the most rewards in Tom's Sunday School?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tom realize that Muff Potter cannot tell the true story?

2. What does Tom make Becky whisper in his ear?

3. What does the minister say about the boys at the funeral?

4. Describe the reaction to the Sunday School visitors.

5. How does Tom find his lost marble?

6. Describe Amy Lawrence's reactions during Sunday School.

7. When Tom talks and is restless in his sleep, how is his behavior explained?

8. What do Tom and Huck do with their pact after they sign it?

9. What about Tom's behavior at school strikes Sid as strange?

10. What do Tom and Becky talk about before their discussion turns to romance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tom Sawyer is a dramatic person. He creates melodrama out of the events of his life.

1) Why does Tom Sawyer take on a melodramatic attitude of pining for Becky and then depression when Becky rejects him? Who is this attitude aimed at?

2) How and why does Tom dramatize the things that he does, such as running away to become a pirate? Why does Tom choose to let his family suffer, thinking he's dead, so that he can make his reemergence more dramatic?

3) What is the origin of Tom's desire for drama?

Essay Topic 2

Superstition and myth is an important part of Tom Sawyer's worldview. Discuss superstition and myth in the novel.

1) What superstitions and myths does Tom believe in? Why does Tom believe in these superstitions and myths?

2) What does Tom do when events in reality contradict the myths or superstitions he believes in? Why does he react this way?

3) What are the other characters' opinions and beliefs about myths, superstitions, or the supernatural? How does Tom use Polly's belief in the supernatural to manipulate her?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss morality and punishment in the novel.

1) Why does Aunt Polly feel morally obligated to punish Tom? Where does the belief that she should punish Tom come from?

2) How do Tom and Huck define morality? Do they think of themselves as moral people? Why or why not?

3) How do Tom and Huck view punishment? What does punishing the boys accomplish?

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