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Some review questions on our collective reading of Tom Sawyer

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Who wrote The adventures of Tom Sawyer? When did he write it?

Mark Twain. In 1876

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Who is Tom Sawyer's best friend?

Huck Finn

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Name at least three characters of the book (appart from Tom Sawyer).

Aunt Polly, Huck Finn, Becky, Injun Joe, Muff Potter, Dr Robinson, The lawyer, The judge

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Ch1. What is Tom Sawyer's punishment for taking the jam from the cupboard?

To paint aunt Polly's fence. She wants a nice white fence.

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Ch 1. How does Tom manage to paint the fence so quickly?

He convinced his friends to paint it for him. Then he sat under a tree.

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Ch 2. What is the name of the girl Tom meets in chapter 2?

Becky. She is his new neighbour.

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Ch2. How does Tom feel about Becky?

He is in love with her.

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Ch 3. Why do Tom and Huck go to the cemetery?

Because they want to bury a dead cat.

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Ch 3. What do Tom and Huck see at the cemetery?

They see how Injun Joe kills Dr. Robinson with Muff Potter's knife.

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Ch 4. Where do Tom and Huck go in chapter 4?

To an island in the river.

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Ch. 4 Why do Tom and Huck decide to go back to town?

Because they were bored and because aunt Polly was sad and worried.

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Ch4. Where do Tom and Huck go when they return to town?

To the church, where the priest was talking about them.

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Ch 5. Who is on trial for the murder of Dr. Robinson?

Muff Potter

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Ch 5. What does Tom Sawyer do in the trial?

He tells everybody that it was Injun Joe who killed Dr. Robinson.

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Ch 5. What does Injun Joe do when the truth is discovered at the trial?

He opens a window and escapes out of town.

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Ch6. Why do Tom and Huck go to the haunted house?

To find a treasure

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