Tom Sawyer: Ch.19-21

(Ch.19) How does Tom show that he has matured at the beginning of Ch.19?

• He told Joe Harper that he couldn't play Robin Hood anymore

• He shows remorse for the trick he played on his aunt and admitted that he rarely thought before he acted

• He told the truth about Doc Robinson's murder

• He went to school obediently and did all of his work

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

(Ch.19) What does Aunt Polly find that makes her forgive Tom for his pirating/"drowning" adventure?

• The bible that he won and was planning on giving to her

• The I'm sorry note that he left under her pillow

• The empty bottle of pain killer that he had given the cat

• The piece of bark that he intended to leave her to prove they were still alive

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

(Ch.20) Being a school teacher was not Mr. Dobbin's first choice. What was his dream job?

• Doctor

• Lawyer

• Steamboat Captain

• Miniature Horse Farmer

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

(Ch.20) Why was Mr. Dobbins unable to achieve his dream job?

• There were no openings in that job available

• He was not tall enough

• His family couldn't afford his schooling

• He was not bilingual

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

(Ch.20) What "crime" did Becky commit?

• She spilled ink on her spelling book

• She pushed Tom into the dirt

• She played hookey during Sunday school

• She accidentally ripped the teacher's anatomy book

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

(Ch.20) How did Tom eventually win Becky back?

• He dumped Amy Lawrence

• He took the blame and punishment for her crime

• He begged to come to her picnic

• He gave her two doorknobs

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

(Ch.21) Why were the younger boy students so keen on getting "revenge" on Mr. Dobbins?

• As the school year ended, he doled out more punishments for smaller indiscretions

• He wasn't passing them on to the next grade

• He made them all wear dunce caps

• He made all of them stay after school for hours on end

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

(Ch.21) What is the narrator's opinion on the young ladies' original compositions

• Sincere and heart-warming

• Inspiring and motivational

• Interesting and captivating

• Insincere and difficult to endure

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

(Ch.21) How did the boys get their revenge?

• They all skipped Examination Evening

• They lowered a cat above the teacher and it snatched his wig

• They stole his chair

• They let a poodle loose in the middle of the evening's proceedings

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1