Chapter XI Vocabulary acclamation a vote, approval succumbing yielding – – blind a distraction surreptitious secretive; sneaky – – chaff banter; idle talk, jovial talk teetotaler a person who does not drink alcohol – – perdition hell undulatory waviness of motion – – proclivities inclinations; predispositions witticism cleverly funny – – raillery to jest, banter – 1. What are the two definitions of the twins use when referring to Tom? Notice “smooth” which twin makes each definition. 2. What is the discusses? “Awful Mystery” “Tom” 3. What mistake does unknowingly make at “Tom” Wilson’s? 4. What false belief does the characters of the novel hold of twins? 5. What does Twain mean when he says of the twins, “They rightly judged, now…”? 6. What does Wilson reveal about Luigi while reading his palms? Explain Luigi’s story. How does he feel about the incident? 7. What does internal dialogue reveal? “Tom’s” 8. What happens when Wilson tries to read hand? “Tom’s” 9. What comment does make about Angelo? What does it cause? “Tom” Chapter XII Vocabulary cartel a written agreement – fervently passionately – incredulity disbelief – skiff a small boat – unsmirched untouched, unblemished – 1. According to Judge Driscoll, what is the most important thing? 2. What news is brought to Driscoll as he and Pembroke Howard row their boat ashore? 3. Once Driscoll confirms the news with what does he want to do? What is response? “Tom,” “Tom” “Tom’s” How does Driscoll handle it? 4. How does believe he will win back his favor? “Tom” uncle’s 5. Explain how is like the in the introductory quote, using evidence from the novel thus “Tom” “flea” chapter’s far.
Chapter XI Vocabulary acclamation – a vote, approval blind – a distraction chaff – banter; idle talk, jovial talk perdition – hell proclivities – inclinations; predispositions raillery – to jest, banter succumbing – yielding surreptitious – secretive; sneaky teetotaler – a person who does not drink alcohol undulatory – waviness of motion witticism – cleverly funny 1. What are the two definitions of “smooth” the twins use when referring to Tom? Notice which twin makes each definition. 2. What is the “Awful Mystery” “Tom” discusses? 3. What mistake does “Tom” unknowingly make at Wilson’s? 4. What false belief does the characters of the novel hold of twins? 5. What does Twain mean when he says of the twins, “They rightly judged, now…”? 6. What does Wilson reveal about Luigi while reading his palms? Explain Luigi’s story. How does he feel about the incident? 7. What does “Tom’s” internal dialogue reveal? 8. What happens when Wilson tries to read “Tom’s” hand? 9. What comment does “Tom” make about Angelo? What does it cause? Chapter XII Vocabulary cartel – a written agreement fervently – passionately incredulity – disbelief skiff – a small boat unsmirched – untouched, unblemished 1. According to Judge Driscoll, what is the most important thing? 2. What news is brought to Driscoll as he and Pembroke Howard row their boat ashore? 3. Once Driscoll confirms the news with “Tom,” what does he want “Tom” to do? What is “Tom’s” response? How does Driscoll handle it? 4. How does “Tom” believe he will win back his uncle’s favor? 5. Explain how “Tom” is like the “flea” in the chapter’s introductory quote, using evidence from the novel thus far.
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