Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain -- Reading Checks -- Chapter One
1. Tom avoids being whipped (for ______) by... a) hiding from Aunt Polly. b) blaming it on Sidney. c) distracting Aunt Polly and running away. d) apologizing.
2. After she doesn't whip him, Aunt Polly feels... a) angry. b) guilty. c) happy. d) stupid
3. ...because...a) he tricked her again. b) he got away with another prank. c) she's not doing her duty as a parent. d) he's such a pain in the rear.
4. Aunt Polly finds out Tom skipped school to go swimming because... a) his hair is wet. b) his clothes are wet. c) Sidney saw Tom swimming, and told Aunt Polly. d) Sidney mentioned a difference in Tom's clothes.
5. When Tom says to the new kid, "for two cents I will do it" (beat him up), what does the new kid do?
6. When Tom gets in late and Aunt Polly sees how messed up his clothes are, she decides that his punishment will be...
Slang Terms:
7. "What is that truck?"
8. "I can lick you!"
9. "...get my dander up..."
10. * Bonus: Who's "Old Scratch"? (p2)
Vocabulary Words:
Transparent p. 3
Derision p. 8