Chapters 1-6

Question 1

cheerful readiness or willingness

Answer 1

alacrity

Question 2

clever or crafty behavior

Answer 2

gile

Question 3

to spread or scatter over an area

Answer 3

distribute

Question 4

an indirect mention of something

Answer 4

allusion

Question 5

the power of arousing feelings of pity and sadness

Answer 5

pathos

Question 6

not manly

Answer 6

effeminate

Question 7

fallen into partial ruin from age, wear, or neglect

Answer 7

dilapidated

Question 8

full of calm and peace

Answer 8

reposeful

Question 9

Describe Sid.

Answer 9

quiet

Question 10

How does Tom solve the problem of having to whitewash the fence?

Answer 10

He makes painting the fence seem important and envious to other boys.

Question 11

Describe how Tom “shows off” the first time he sees Becky Thatcher.

Answer 11

foolishness and dangerous gymnastics

Question 12

For what does Tom trade his goods? Why?

Answer 12

tickets; to get a reward and the glory that comes with it

Question 13

What kept Tom from grabbing the fly during the prayer?

Answer 13

He believed his soul would be instantly destroyed.

Question 14

What plans to Tom and Huck make?

Answer 14

to meet at night, go to the graveyard, and try a cure for warts

Question 15

Why does Tom tell the school master that he has been fraternizing with Huck Finn?

Answer 15

to be placed in the girls’ section

Question 16

Why does the bean cure make logical sense to the boys?

Answer 16

Their imagination enables them to believe in magical events.

Question 17

“I never did see the beat of that boy!”

Who is spoken about here?

Answer 17

Tom Sawyer

Question 18

Who said, “He felt much as an astronomer feels who was discovered a new planet.”

Answer 18

Narrator

Question 19

“She talks awful, but talk don’t hurt — anyways, it don’t if she don’t cry.”

Who is spoken about here?

Answer 19

Aunt Polly

Question 20

Who said, “Oh, you bad thing!”

Answer 20

Becky Thatcher