The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Chapter 24 Quiz

What do Tom and Huck bring to Muff Potter in prison?

Question Answer Choices Tobacco and matches. Food and water. A knife and rope. Books and candles.

What does Muff Potter ask Tom and Huck to promise?

Question Answer Choices To tell the truth in court. Never to turn to drink. To help him escape. To visit him every day.

Who does Tom Sawyer testify against during Muff Potter's trial?

Question Answer Choices Injun Joe Muff Potter Joe Harper Huckleberry Finn

Who leaps out the window during the trial?

Question Answer Choices Muff Potter Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn Injun Joe

What does Tom gain as he tells his story on the witness stand?

Question Answer Choices Confidence. Confusion. Fear. Anger.

What do Tom and Huck think will happen to Muff Potter if he escapes?

Question Answer Choices He would hide in the forest. He would be caught by the sheriff. The townspeople would lynch him. He would be free forever.

How does Muff Potter react when Tom and Huck visit him in prison?

Question Answer Choices He ignores them and remains silent. He praises them for standing by him. He asks them to help him escape. He gets angry and yells at them.

What do the townspeople expect Muff Potter's lawyer to do during the trial?

Question Answer Choices Mount a defense. Call for a mistrial. Accuse Tom Sawyer. Prove Muff Potter's guilt.

Why does Tom have trouble sleeping the night before the trial?

Question Answer Choices He feels guilty and is afraid of what might happen. He is scared of the dark. He is worried about his homework. He is excited about the trial.

What do Tom and Huck renew their commitment to do?

Question Answer Choices Find the real murderer. Help Muff Potter escape. Tell the truth in court. Keep mum about the murder.