Wednesday 11/25

• Tom Sawyer  Reading Check, Chapters 12-14 (25p)

1. (3)"Because if he'd 'a had one, she'd 'a burnt him one herself!" Who's talking?

What's going on? What does he/she mean?
2. (3)"Mf! Some people think they're mighty smart--always showing off!" Who's talking? What's going on? What does he/she mean?
3. (2)Tom and Joe are running away because they both feel that they have been _______________.
4. (3)Name three of the things the boys brought with them when they ran away to the island.
5. (3)Name three things the boys did on the island.
6. (2)What was the "boom" the "pirates" kept hearing and why did it make them feel happy?
7. (3)What are three of the things that pirates do?
8. (2)Why do Tom and Joe's consciences start to bother them at the end of Chapter 13?
9. (3)Match the nickname with the character:
• Huck
• Tom
• Joe
• The Terror of the Seas
• Black Avenger of the Spanish Main
• The Red-Handed
10. *Why does Mark Twain call the boys "curiously inconsistent pirates"? (Last line of Chapter 13.)   (Hint: Look at your answers to questions 7 and 8...)
11. **"Translate" the dialogue below from Chapter 13:

    "Ain't it gay?"
    "It's just nuts! What would the boys say if they could see us?"
    "Say? Well they'd just die to be here--hey Hucky?"
    "I reckon so. Anyways I'm suited. I don't want nuthin' better than
this...here they can't come and pick at a feller and bullyrag him so."
     "Oh, we'll have a bully time."