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Q61.Prose
What physical aftermath did the narrator suffer after devouring seventeen large oranges whole (peel and pips)?
A
He gained weight
B
He felt very sick for a week as the oranges worked away in his stomach
C
He lost his voice
D
He became addicted
Q62.Poetry
Which poetic device is present in: 'How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!' starting successive clauses similarly?
A
Alliteration
B
Anaphora
C
Simile
D
Metaphor
Q63.Vocabulary
What is the meaning of 'blabbing'?
A
Speaking very softly
B
To reveal secrets indiscreetly and thoughtlessly
C
Crying loudly
D
Writing letters
Q64.Supplementary
How did Aunt Polly react after hearing Tom's humorous explanation about pitying the cat?
A
She beat him severely
B
She softened, felt sorry, watered in her eyes, and let him quit taking medicine
C
She fired him
D
She called the doctor
Q65.Prose
Why did the narrator keep quiet and say nothing when Pongo questioned him in the cabin?
A
He could not speak
B
He followed detective story wisdom that anything said could be used as evidence against him
C
He was unconscious
D
Pongo tied his mouth
Q66.Poetry
What warning does the poet give to children in the concluding stanza of 'The Spider and the Fly'?
A
Never visit spiders
B
Never give heed to idle, silly flattering words from evil counsellors
C
Always keep doors locked
D
Never eat bright apples
Q67.Vocabulary
What does the idiom 'caught red-handed' mean?
A
Having red paint on hands
B
Discovered in the act of doing something wrong or illegal
C
With injured hands
D
Caught in a red dress
Q68.Supplementary
What reason did Tom give Aunt Polly when she caught him giving medicine to Peter?
A
He wanted to cure Peter's cold
B
He did it out of pity because Peter had no aunt to roast him out
C
Peter begged for it
D
It was a mistake
Q69.Poetic Device
What literary device is exemplified when non-human animals (spider and fly) behave and speak like human beings?
A
Simile
B
Anthropomorphism
C
Onomatopoeia
D
Oxymoron
Q70.Prose
How did Clem Jones trick Pongo during his earlier inspection with a box?
A
He gave Pongo money
B
He claimed there was a cat inside, opened it so the ship's cat escaped, chased it shouting, and then returned with a Dutch cheese
C
He showed an empty box
D
He hid behind a door
Q71.Book Back
How did Aunt Polly's cat Peter react after swallowing a teaspoon of the pain-killer?
A
He fell fast asleep
B
He threw double somersaults, delivered a war-whoop, and crashed through the window
C
He became very quiet
D
He meowed sadly
Q72.Book Back
What did Tom actually do with the pain-killer instead of swallowing it?
A
Threw it out the window
B
Mended the crack in the sitting room floor with it
C
Gave it to his dog
D
Buried it in the garden
Q73.Book Back
What patent medicine did Aunt Polly enthusiastically dose Tom with to cure his low condition?
A
Cod liver oil
B
A powerful pain-killer
C
Herbal syrup
D
Bitter pills
Q74.Book Back
Why was Tom Sawyer deeply depressed and unhappy at the beginning of the story?
A
He failed his exams
B
His friend Becky Thatcher had stopped coming to school
C
He lost his bat
D
His aunt scolded him
Q75.Book Back
How did the cunning spider finally trap the vain little fly in his web?
A
By force alone
B
By flattering her beauty (gauzy wings, brilliant eyes, crested head) and inviting her to his looking-glass
C
By offering money
D
By trapping her in a jar
Q76.Book Back
Who is the author of the cautionary poem 'The Spider and the Fly'?
A
Mary Botham Howitt
B
Christina Rossetti
C
William Blake
D
Robert Browning
Q77.Book Back
Why was Pongo unable to charge or send the narrator to prison?
A
The narrator ran away
B
There was no evidence left because he had eaten all seventeen oranges
C
The magistrate pardoned him
D
Clem paid a fine
Q78.Book Back
What did the mysterious voice inside the narrator's head advise him to do while locked in the cabin?
A
Confess to Pongo
B
Eat the oranges—eat all the evidence including peels and pips
C
Hide them under the rug
D
Throw them out the window
Q79.Book Back
How did Pongo the policeman catch the narrator red-handed?
A
He searched his cart
B
His apron string broke and his trouser pockets were bulging with seventeen oranges
C
He saw him pick fruit
D
Clem informed him
Q80.Book Back
What job did the narrator do for the Swift Delivery Company?
A
Clerk in the office
B
Driving a little pony-and-cart in and out of the docks
C
Loading large crates
D
Security guard
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