Thursday, 12/11/03 -- Seventh Grade
Collect MT Paragraphing.
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
  1. * epitaphs : cemetery :: stars : ____________
  2. * explanation : theory :: counterfeit : __________
  3. * fair : discriminatory :: realistic : ___________
  4. * insult : derogatory :: hero : ____________
  5. * complicated : elementary :: social : __________
  6. * cover : canvass :: disagree : _________
  7. What scene is depicted here?


Tom Sawyer Reading Check (8  points). Write out the correct answer for each.

  1. Even though it was already so dark in the cave, it would have been impossible for Tom to find the way out during nighttime because... A) he would have been too tired. B) it would have been too quiet. C) it was more likely Injun Joe would have still been there. D) he couldn't have seen the light.
  2. When Tom told the story of their adventures in the cave... A) he told it very realistically. B) he told how Becky broke down and cried. C) he added many extra details. D) he was too tired to tell the whole story.
  3. When Tom comes out of the cave and talks to the men on a skiff (boat), why did they not believe his story at first? A) They thought he was dead. B) He was acting too strangely. C) He always lies. D) They were too far away from the entrance of the cave. E) They didn't see Becky.
  4. After Injun Joe dies, what becomes the new tourist attraction? A) His grave. B) The rock where he collected what little water he had. C) The bones of the bats he ate. D) His broken knife. E) Aladdin's Palace.
  5. How does Tom feel about Injun Joe's death? A) He's glad he's dead. B) He's relieved that he's dead. C) He pities him. D) All of the above. E) B and C.
  6. What does Tom say is the only down side of being a robber? A) It's too far from "home and circuses and all that."  B) It's not as "bully" as being a pirate.  C) The women whom you hold for ransom fall in love with you and won't leave. D) There's a lot of killing involved. E) There is no down side.
  7. How did the townsfolk feel about Injun Joe's death? a) Some felt sorry for him. b) They said he got what he deserved. c) They all felt relieved. d) All of the above.
  8. What is ironic about the Welshman's comment that begins, "I judged so..." (p220b, p203w)?
  9. Bonus: There is an example of Tom "going by the book" in chapter 33 which he would probably be very embarrassed about if he knew what he was saying. What word does Tom obviously not know the meaning of?
Tom Sawyer: Tom "going by the book..." / The irony of the Welshman's comment. / $12,000 = $256,080. Buying power = probably closer to $500,000 /  "out at 6%"     Chapter 35!