Tuesday, 2/8/05
Warm Up. Copy.
  1. * accept : reject :: compare : ___________
  2. * "around stand things" = _____________
  3. * roadblock : obstacle :: goal : _____________
  4. * "across carry" = ___________
  5. * "between throw thing" = _____________
  6. * "out carried" = _____________
Tom Sawyer. (Chapters 11-12, 15p)
  1. (2) When Injun Joe tells his version of the events in the graveyard, Tom and Huck are amazed that something doesn't happen. What? What do they  think the reason behind this is?
  2. (3) "They inwardly resolved to watch him, nights, when the opportunity should offer, in the hope of getting a glimpse of his dread master." (p79b, p73w) Translate the bold-faced parts.
  3.  "It's blood, it's blood, that's what it is!"  a) Tom, swearing not to tell about Injun Joe.  b) Sid, telling Tom what he heard Tom say in his sleep.  c) Huck, worried that Injun Joe will kill them if he finds out.  d) Tom, telling the sheriff what he saw in the graveyard.
  4. How does Tom try to ease his conscience about Muff's situation?
  5. Why did the villagers not punish Injun Joe for bodysnatching? a) They didn't know he did it.  b) They were afraid of him.  c) They had no proof.  d) It wasn't against the law.
  6. Tom finally stopped thinking about the murder for a while, because...?
  7. Why did Aunt Polly start giving Tom all those treatments?
  8. (2) Why did Aunt Polly think Tom had been taking the Painkiller all that time? What was he really doing with it?
  9. Who is Peter?
  10. What does Tom do when Becky finally comes back to school?
  11. (Quote.) What's her reaction?
Done Early? Work on Vocabulary, Crossword, Tom Sawyer reading/Study Questions...

Letter to Tom with Inspiration.