The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Chapter 1) By: Mark Twain 1) How does the author show that Tom is really a very clever boy? Tom in the closet to A) eat jam. Tom plays hookey but gets home B) before supper. Tom outsmarts Aunt Polly and escapes C) punishment. Tom lies to Aunt Polly about eating D) jam in the closet. Explanation: Tom is very clever when he quickly diverts Aunt Polly’s attention to make his escape. 2) Which word would BEST describe Tom’s character as portrayed in this passage? A) mischievous B) patient C) respectful D) uncaring Explanation: He is definitely mischievous. Aunt Polly mentions that he played tricks on her. Tom is not respectful because he disobeys Aunt Polly. There is nothing to indicate that he is uncaring or patient. 3) What is Aunt Polly's conflict in the last section (after Tom scrambled up the high board-fence, and disappeared over it.)? an external conflict with her church over raising A) Tom by the Bible an internal conflict with her conscience over doing what is B) best for Tom a conflict dealing with her advancing age and her ability to C) physically punish Tom
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Chapter 1) By: Mark Twain 1) How does the author show that Tom is really a very clever boy? A) Tom in the closet to eat jam. B) Tom plays hookey but gets home before supper. C) Tom outsmarts Aunt Polly and escapes punishment. D) Tom lies to Aunt Polly about eating jam in the closet. Explanation: Tom is very clever when he quickly diverts Aunt Polly’s attention to make his escape. 2) Which word would BEST describe Tom’s character as portrayed in this passage? A) mischievous B) patient C) respectful D) uncaring Explanation: He is definitely mischievous. Aunt Polly mentions that he played tricks on her. Tom is not respectful because he disobeys Aunt Polly. There is nothing to indicate that he is uncaring or patient. 3) What is Aunt Polly's conflict in the last section (after Tom scrambled up the high board-fence, and disappeared over it.)? A) an external conflict with her church over raising Tom by the Bible B) an internal conflict with her conscience over doing what is best for Tom C) a conflict dealing with her advancing age and her ability to physically punish Tom
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