Tom Sawyer and Born Worker PART 2 of Quizizz

Why does Mark Twain use words such as warn't, reckon, and druther in his writing.

• because these words represent a dialect that make the characters more authentic or real

• because these words help the reader understand the meaning of the story

• because words like these create a mysterious tone

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How does the simile below impact the tone of the text?

Soon the free boys would come tripping along on all sorts of delicious expeditions, and they would make a world of fun of him for having to work - the very thought of it burnt him like fi

• it creates a celebratory tone

• it creates a thoughtful tone

• it creates a frustrated tone

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How does Tom get Ben to whitewash the fence for him?

• he pretends that his hand is hurt so Ben will help him out

• he begs Ben to help him so that he won't get in trouble with Aunt Polly

• he pretends it is fun so Ben wants to try it, too

What does the word "consent" mean in the following line of text?

Tom considered, was about to consent; but he altered his mind.

• change

• paint

• agree

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Which line demonstrates the contrast between Tom's actions and inner thoughts?

• So he returned his straitened means to his pocket, and gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys.

• At this dark and hopeless moment an inspiration burst upon him!

• Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but alacrity in his heart.

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What does the following line mean in the story?

If he hadn't run out of whitewash he would have bankrupted every boy in the village.

• Tom would have taken the money from all the boys if the bank were still open

• Tom would have taken all the "treasure" from the boys to let them whitewash

• Tom would have made money selling the whitewash to the other boys

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What law of human nature does Tom discover?

• that people are easily fooled

• that life is too short for wasting time painting fences

• that people want to do what is considered play or fun but not what is considered work

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What does the phrase "planned the slaughter of more innocents" mean in the text below?

And while the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun, the

• to plan to trick more boys into whitewashing the fence for him

• to plan to make the boys find him some more apples

• to prepare to act innocent even though he is guilty

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What does the word "covet" mean in the sentence below?

He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.

• desire or want

• create

• fool or mislead

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What does the word "obliged" mean in the sentence below?

If he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is

• interpret

• understand

• made

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