2.8.R - Quiz: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Week 8

Question 1

Individual vs. individual, individual vs. nature, individual vs. technology, individual vs. society, and individual vs. supernatural are all what kind of conflict?

external conflicts
internal conflicts

Answer 1

external conflicts

Question 2

Which of the following events show the individual vs. nature form of conflict in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? Choose all that apply.

Tom gets out of painting the fence.
Tom decides to testify.
Tom and Becky get lost in the caves.
A revival comes to town.
Tom, Huck, and Joe face a terrible storm.
Tom is punished by his teacher.

Answer 2

Tom and Becky get lost in the caves.
Tom, Huck, and Joe face a terrible storm.

Question 3

Even when a scene seems like it does not fit with the rest of the novel, we can still find value in it.
True
False

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The storyline that stretches throughout the whole book and involves the main characters is called the __________.

main plot
subplot

Answer 4

main plot

Question 5

A “mini plot” that develops separately from the major storyline is called a _____________.

main plot
subplot

Answer 5

subplot

Question 6

Rising action is the part of the story that begins to build the conflict.

True
False

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The climax is the part of the story where the conflict creates a turning point in the story.

True
False

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The exposition is the solution to the conflict.
True
False

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Which is the main plot in Tom Sawyer?

Huck’s relationship with Widow Douglas
Tom and Injun Joe
Tom and Becky’s relationship
Tom, Huck, and Joe’s pirate adventure

Answer 9

Tom and Injun Joe

Question 10

What is the “No. 2” to which Injun Joe refers and that Huck and Tom find in Chapter 28?
a race horse
a spot on a treasure map
a pencil
a room in an inn

Answer 10

a room in an inn

Question 11

On whom does Injun Joe try to take revenge before the Welshman stops him?
Tom Sawyer
The Thatchers
Huck Finn
Widow Douglas

Answer 11

Widow Douglas

Question 12

What words does the search group find traced on the cave walls?
LOOK OUT FOR INJUN JOE
BURIED TREASURE
SEND HELP
BECKY & TOM

Answer 12

BECKY & TOM

Question 13

Whom does Tom encounter as he looks for a cave exit?
Injun Joe
Doctor Robinson
Judge Thatcher
Huck Finn

Answer 13

Injun Joe

Question 14

How does Tom behave toward Becky while they are lost in the cave?
terrified and silent
He abandons her.
mean and selfishly
caringly and selflessly

Answer 14

caringly and selflessly

Question 15

What happens to Injun Joe?
He escapes to Europe.
He dies in a duel.
He is found guilty and goes to jail.
He gets trapped in the cave and starves to death.

Answer 15

He gets trapped in the cave and starves to death.

Question 16

What do Huck and Tom find when they return to the cave in Chapter 33?
Doctor Robinson
a hibernating bear
a treasure chest
a secret society

Answer 16

a treasure chest

Question 17

How does Tom persuade Huck to stay “respectable” and live with the Widow Douglas?
He tells Huck to stop being such a child.
He agrees to live with the Widow Douglas.
He creates “Tom Sawyer’s Gang” of “distinguished” robbers.
He offers him his half of the treasure.

Answer 17

He creates “Tom Sawyer’s Gang” of “distinguished” robbers.