THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER Chapters 11-16

Why are Tom and Huck so scared of telling the truth about the murder?

• They fear Injun Joe will tell on them for being out in a graveyard so late.

• They believe that Muff Potter committed the crime.

• They think Injun Joe may have sold his soul to the devil and were scared of him.

• They are afraid Huck will get in trouble for being a bad influence on Tom.

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What does Tom do with the painkillers?

• He takes it so he can feel better.

• He tricks Aunt Polly into taking it so he could sneak out of the house.

• He hides it way back in the pantry where they can't be found.

• He gives it to the cat and pours it into a crack in the floor.

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To where do the boys run away?

• They don't run away!

• They run away and hid in a cabin in the woods.

• They run away to Jackson's Island.

• They sail a boat down the Mississippi and land in Tennessee.

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What is an item that the boys do NOT bring with them on their trip?

• ham and a side of bacon

• skillet

• tobacco

• worms for fishing

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What tradition do Joe and Tom keep while on their trip?

• They decide to go to "school" and teach each other what they know.

• They say their prayers.

• They have church together on Sundays and take turns preaching the sermon.

• They tuck each other into bed at night.

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How does Tom try to get the boys to stay on the trip with him at first?

• He calls them cowards and babies.

• He tricks them into thinking they would be in A LOT of trouble if they went home.

• He tells them they will go on an even better journey the next day.

• He doesn't try anything; he wants to go home too.

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What does Tom find out about the townspeoples' plan if the boys are not found?

• If the boys are not found by Sunday, they will have the boys' funerals.

• They plan to send out a search party to neighboring states to find the boys. This will be very expensive.

• They know exactly where the boys are and plan to wait until the boys are cold, hungry, and bored to send a boat for them.

• They will pray for an answer in order to find the boys.

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What do Joe and Tom do with Huck to stay entertained?

• They dance.

• They smoke.

• They tell lies to each other.

• They see who could cry the loudest.

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