The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Test | Final 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 | Final 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. When does Mrs. Thatcher find out that Becky's not where she's supposed to be?

2. What speech does Tom make on examination day?

3. What is in the first closet Huck and Tom search in the haunted house?

4. What illness does Tom contract during vacation?

5. When Tom awakens the next morning, what does he think of his and Huck's adventure in the haunted house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Injun Joe want to harm the Widow Douglas?

2. Describe Huck's reaction to living with the Widow Douglas.

3. Describe what happens the first time Becky goes to sleep in the cave.

4. What does Tom think when he's whipped for ruining his schoolbook?

5. What is the town's reaction after the murder trial?

6. How does Becky react when she first realizes she and Tom are lost?

7. What is Tom's approach to finding buried treasure?

8. Where does Tom think he's found No. 2?

9. Describe the Spaniard.

10. How does Tom treat Amy Lawrence when he comes back to school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tom Sawyer is set in a small town in middle-America in the mid-1800s. Discuss the importance of the setting of Tom Sawyer.

1) How are the qualities of Tom's childhood determined by the setting?

2) What type of independence does the setting allow Tom? What types of constraints does the setting put on Tom?

3) How might Tom's childhood be different in a different location or time?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the structure of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

1) In what ways is the structure of the novel episodic? What does the episodic nature of the novel add to its story?

2) What things does the author keep from the reader to build suspense? How does the author use surprise?

3) How does the structure of the novel follow the stages of Tom's development?

Essay Topic 3

Tom Sawyer is a mischievous trickster. Discuss the role of mischief and trickery in the novel.

1) Aunt Polly scolds and punishes Tom for his mischief, but she forgives him easily, too. When Tom thinks he'll die, he believes he'll go to hell for his misbehavior, but at his funeral, the pastor has nothing but good to say of the boys. How bad or wrong is Tom's mischief?

2) Why does Tom misbehave? What does Tom gain from his antics, and is the gain worth the price?

3) Besides Tom, how do other characters get into mischief? Compare and contrast other characters' mischievous behavior with Tom's.

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