Tom Sawyer Study Questions. 2/25/13
Chapter 18
How did the boys get back from the island?
"It ain't much -- a cat does that much." Does what?
"There must 'a' been an angel there." Who's talking about what?
What makes Tom feel like the "guiltiest of villains"?
"Shut up, Sid." Who's talking about what?
Why does Tom think he can do without Becky now?
Who is Aldred Temple and where have we seen him before?
Why does Becky dump Alfred?
Chapter 19
How does Aunt Polly find out Tom's dream was a sham?
What makes her forgive him?
Chapter 20
What was Mr. Dobbins' (the schoolmaster) secret ambition?
What kind of book does Becky rip?
Why does Tom say that Becky will get caught, even if he doesn't tell
on her?
Why was Tom not at all upset about being whipped for the ink in the
spelling book?
What were Tom's punishments for the teacher's ripped book?
The fact that Tom has started thinking more about others than himself
(examples: his remorse after lying to Aunt Polly, the way he took Becky's
punishment) is evidence that Tom might be...
Chapter 23
Which of these quotes comes from the scene depicted at right?
a) "Why, Tom Sawyer, we wouldn't be alive two days that got found out."
b) "Thomas Sawyer, where were you on the seventeenth of June, about the
hour of midnight?" c) "I reckon he's a goner." d) "Little hands,
and weak--but they've helped Muff Potter a power..." e) NOTA
"Little hands, and weak--but they've helped Muff Potter a power, and
they'd help him more if they could." (p151) Why is this ironic?
Which of these did the prosecution NOT use as evidence that Muff did
it?
At the beginning of the trial, what was Muff's lawyer's strategy for
defending him?
"Tom was out late that night and came to bed through the window." (p151)
Where did he go?
What happened when Tom testified?
Chapter 24/25 (slang) "slathers" (p158) (slang) "comb a
body" (p160) (dialect) "shadder" (p161) (slang) "tackle"
(p163)
If the lawyer promised not to reveal Huck's name, why is Huck still
worried about Injun Joe?
Picture A was included with chapter 24. Of whom is it a picture?
Which of these was the original caption for Picture B? a) Injun
Joe's Final Revenge. b) Tom Dreams. c) The Return of Injun
Joe. d) Injun Joe's Latest Victim. e) Tom and Injun Joe.
Huck's dreams for the money show that he is thinking about preparing
for the future. True or False? Why?
Why does Huck think it wouldn't be smart for him to save any money
they might find?