Tom Sawyer: Ch.16-18

(Ch.16) What did Tom have to find before he got back in the water?

• His swimmies

• His rattlesnake rattles

• His cross good luck charm

• His swim trunks

(Ch.16) That evening on the island (after Huck and Joe had initially left to go home) what did Huck teach the boys to do?

• To drink alcohol

• To fish with their bare hands

• To set an animal trap

• To smoke

(Ch.16) What can we infer happened to Joe and Tom the night Huck taught them a new "skill"

• They got sick in the woods

• They beat each other up

• They threw turtle eggs in to the river

• They actually went to hunt for Joe's knife

(Ch.16) What was the one thing the boys were thankful for after the thunderstorm?

• They managed to get to their tent and they were able to stay dry

• They were able to find a cave to run to

• The tree they had been sleeping under had been struck by lightning and luckily they were not under it

• The storm completely missed them

(Ch.17) Ch.17 was mostly about:

• The boys planning to become clowns and run away to the circus

• Tom, Huck, and Joe's funeral

• Tom pining over Becky Thatcher

• Tom and Joe teaching Huck how to read

(Ch.18) What had been Tom's grand secret?

• The plot to sneak into Tom's room and scare Sid

• The plot to leave Jackson's Island to become steamboat captains

• The plot to return and attend their own funeral

• The plot to use drift wood to create a permanent shelter on the island

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(Ch.18) What massive lie did Tom tell Aunt Polly?

• That he would never skip school and play hookey again

• That Tom had dreamed of her and proceeded to tell her all the things he had seen while spying (his "dream")

• That he had given up on love and was planning on joining the priesthood

• That he thought Huck and Joe were bad influences on him and would no longer be spending time with them

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(Ch.18) What is Becky's final, ultimate play to make Tom jealous?

• Sitting cozily with Alfred Temple

• Throwing the doorknob at Tom's face

• Throws a fit and bursts into tears

• Turning cartwheels in the schoolyard

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(Ch.18) Who is Alfred Temple?

• Tom's sworn enemy since 2nd grade

• The boy Tom fought with at the beginning of the story

• Joe Harper's cousin

• The minister's son

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(Ch.18) There is a lot of "revenge" in this chapter. How does Alfred Temple decide to get back at Tom?

• By stealing his hat

• By pummeling him until he says "nuff"

• By ruining his spelling book

• By carving Tom's initials into his school desk

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