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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer- Chapters 1 to 4

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  • What do Huck and Tom have in his hands?
    They have warts.
  • How old is Tom Sawyer?
    He's eleven years old.
  • Why did the people laugh during the sermon?
    Because the dog was running around with a beetle around its nose.
  • What does Tom do when he goes to Jeff Thatcher's house at night?
    He climbed the fence, stood over a window and made the noise of a cat.
  • Why was the Minister angry?
    Because the people were laughing and looking at the dog.
  • Name three things about Huck's life.
    He doesn't go to school or church. He has no family. He lives by the river. He never washes. He wears old clothes and no shoes.
  • What did Tom do to call the girl's attention?
    He did some clever tricks.
  • Who is Tom's best friend?
    Huckleberry Finn.
  • Why do the boys in St. Petersburg want to be like Huck?
    They wanted to be like Huck because he doesn't go to school or church.
  • What did Tom think about the girl he saw? Why?
    He thought she was beautiful because she had yellow hair and blue eyes.
  • Name 5 things Tom got in exchange for letting his friends paint the fence.
    A red apple, a kite, a cake, some stones, a cat, rope and a metal door- handle.
  • Who painted the fence for Tom?
    Ben Rogers and Billy Fisher.
  • Where does Tom Sawyer live?
    In St. Petersburg.
  • What are Tom's defects?
    He's not tidy. He doesn't help with the housework. He behaves badly.
  • Why didn't the people like the Minister's sermons?
    Because they were long and serious.
  • Why did Aunt Polly punish Tom?
    Because he ate the fruit.
  • What was the Minister like?
    He was a serious man.
  • Who did Tom see after church?
    He saw a girl in the garden.
  • What did Tom do to make his friends paint the fence?
    He told them painting the fence was difficult but fun.
  • Why did Tom throw a stone at Jeff Thatcher's window?
    Because someone threw water over his head.
  • What happened to the dog at church?
    It was bitten by the beetle and it howled.
  • Why does Tom live with Aunt Polly?
    Because his parents are dead.
  • Where did Tom go on Sunday morning?
    To church.
  • Where are Tom and Huck going to take the cat to? Why?
    To the graveyard, because they think that a dead cat can cure warts.
  • Why was Huck carrying a dead cat?
    Because he wanted to cure his warts.
  • When are they going to go to the graveyard? Why?
    On Sunday at eleven o'clock, because the Minister is going to bury Hoss Williams that night.
  • Why didn't Tom want to paint the fence?
    Because he wanted to go swimming and play with his friends.
  • What does Tom take out of his pocket during the sermon? What does he do with it?
    He takes out a beetle. He throws it into the aisle.
  • What did Aunt Polly order Tom to do?
    She orders him to paint the fence.
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