The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 9

At breakfast, Aunt Polly was angry because she could not believe that Tom was so hard-hearted.

What does "hard-hearted" mean?

• not kind or not able to feel sympathy

• very kind or not able to feel sympathy

• not kind or able to feel sympathy

• very kind or able to feel sympathy

Why did Aunt Polly say that Tom was hard-hearted?

According to Aunt Polly, what should Tom have done?

How did Tom feel about making his aunt suffer?

Tom was sure that his guilty conscience was showing.

What does "guilty conscience" mean?

• feeling guilty about bad things you have done

• not feeling guilty about bad things you have done

• feeling guilty about good things you have done

• not feeling guilty about good things you have done

What did Aunt Polly say about what Tom had done to her?

• Aunt Polly said that Tom had broken her heart.

• Aunt Polly said that Tom had broke her heart.

• Aunt Polly said that Tom broken her heart.

• Aunt Polly said that Tom break her heart.

Tom could feel that his conscience ___ ____ ___ greatly.

(a)  

What did Tom confess to his aunt?

Pretending that he was thinking, Tom pressed (a)   to his forehead.

Aunt Polly believed what Tom had told her about his dream, _________.

• and said that he had been dreaming like a prophet

• but said that he had been dreaming like a prophet

• yet said that he had been dreaming like a prophet

• for said that he had been dreaming like a prophet