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II Year Part - II English
English through Extensive Reading (U12EG4L4)
Unit - IV
Tom Sawyer
151.
Who is Tom Sawyer’s caregiver?
a. Aunt Polly b.sid c.
Huckleberry Finn d. Amy
Lawrence
152.
How does Aunt Polly feel about Tom?
a. She
feels he is useless b. She loves him, but frustrated
with him
c. She
has no opinion on him d.
She feels he is mischievous all the time
153.
What kind of person is Tom?
a. Trouble
maker b.
likes to fight always
c. lazy,
skips school and liar d. all the above
154.
Why did Tom chase the boy home after their fight?
a.
The boy hit him with an apple b. The boy hit him with a
rod
c. The boy hit him with a stick d. The boy hit him with a
rock
155.
What did Tom
have to do Saturday morning as a punishment for his ruined clothes?
a. Whitewashing the fence b.
sweep the floor c. clean
vessels d. wash cloths
156.
How did Aunt Polly stop Jim from getting tricked by
Tom into washing his fence?
a. By kicking
his fore end b. By
kicking his hind end
c. By
slapping him on his cheeks d. By stamping on his toes
157.
What did Tom’s friends do when they saw him painting
the fence?
a. laughed at him b. simply ignored him
c. Taunted him d. jeered
158.
How did Tom get out of whitewashing the fence?
a. He blackmailed his friends into doing it for
him. b. He begged his friends into
doing it for him.
c. He threatened his friends into doing it for
him. d. He tricked his friends into
doing it for him.
159.
What rewards did Tom get when his aunt thought he’d
done the fence?
a.
An apple and doughnut b. An apple and an orange
c. An apple and pineapple d.
An apple and Jackfruit
160. What did the new girl throw over the fence for Tom before she went
inside?
a.
An
apple b. A pansy c.
A door knob d. a stone
161. Why did Tom start to look at Becky instead of Amy Lawrence?
a. She started to bore him b. She annoyed him more
c. She was too playful d. she was not interesting
162. Tom is forbidden to play with Huckleberry Finn because
a.
He
was a lazy kid b.
He was a bad kid c. He was a thief d. He was a murderer
163. Huck believed that dead cats help cure _______.
a. mole b.lump c. warts d. vestigial growth
164. Why did Tom tell the truth about talking to Huck Finn and being late to school?
a. to play outside b. to do lot of class work
c. to paint in the class d.
to sit near girls as a punishment
165.
Who is Tom’s best friend?
a. Joe
Harper b.
Sid c.
Huckleberry Finn d.
Jim
166. Tom and Joe played during school hours with what?
a. a butterfly b. a stick c. a cat d. a flower
167. What did Tom do to Becky after her acceptance of love?
a. kicked her b. slapped her c. Kissed her d. bet her
168. What upset Becky and made her cry?
a.When
Tom mentioned the name of Agnus b.When Tom mentioned the name of Slyvia
c. When Tom
mentioned the name of Steffi d.When Tom mentioned the name of Amy
Lawrence
169.
Why did Tom run away from the school?
a. Because Becky refused talking to him b.
Because Amy refused talking to
him
c.
Because Joe refused talking to
him d.
Because the Mr.Dobbins refused talking
to him
170. Why did he want to run away?
a. he felt bad b. To make her feel bad and get attention
c. to meet
huckleberry Finn d. to go
out for a swim
171.
Why did Tom want to stay awake when he went to bed?
a. He planned
to go to a movie b. He was afraid of nightmares
c. He thought of doing his home work the night
itself d. He was going to the
cemetery with Huck
172. What were the three men doing in the cemetery?
a.
Digging up the grave b.
dividing the stolen things
c.
sleeping peacefully d. praying the whole night
173. Why did the three men end up fighting?
a.
Potter was retarded to marry Dr. Robinson’s daughter
b. Potter
wanted more money from Dr. Robinson
c. Potter was
not given an appointment to meet Dr. Robinson
d. Dr. Robinson
married Potter’s girl friend
174. How did Injun Joe make Potter a victim in Dr. Robinson’s murder?
a.
Injun Joe wrote the name of Potter in a grave
b. Injun Joe
hurt himself
c. Injun Joe
put the knife in Potter’s hand
d. Injun Joe
left the letter of Potter on a grave
175.
How did the boys promise one another that they
wouldn’t tell anyone about the murder?
a. By signing
in a parchment b. In the
name of Jesus
c. using the name of their parents d. by signing in blood
176. Who was asleep when Tom and Huck sneaked up?
a. Muff
Potter b.
Injun Joe c. Huckleberry
Finn d. Joe Harper
177. Who was awake when Tom came home?
a.
Aunt Polly b.
Sid c.
Watchman d. Jim
178. What was Tom’s punishment for going out at night?
a. White
washing the fence b.
sweep the entire garden
c. Aunt Polly
silence to making him feel guilty d.
clean vessels in kitchen
179.
What was the effect on Tom after the murder scene?
a. He started to bed wet b.He
was unable to study well
c.
He was unable to concentrate while playing d.He
had bad dreams
180. What did Tom take to Muff Potter when he was in jail?
a. Liquor b. Small
comforts c.
Cigarettes d.
food
181.
Why had Tom become melancholy and depressed?
a.Because Amy Lawrence was sick b. Because Aunt Polly was sick
c. Because Becky Thatcher was sick d. for no reason
182. How did Tom behave when Becky came to the school?
a. all
show off and whooping around with the boys b. ignored her
c. Talking
purposely with Amy Thatcher d.
shouting at her for avoiding him
183. How did Becky treat him?
a.badly
b.
suspiciously
c. avoided him d.like she didn’t approve of him
184.
What
did Becky do to their teacher’s book?
a.
did nothing b.
scribbled in it c. copied the
page d. Rip out a page
185. Why did Becky let Tom get in trouble for the ink in his spelling book?
a. She
cannot bear the punishment b. she thought he would tell on her
ripping out the page
c. she had no
other go d.
she expected him to be punished
186. How did Tom save Becky from getting in to trouble?
a.
he threatened everybody b.
He confessed of doing so
c. he started
to cry d.
he put the blame on Amy Lawrence
187.
How did Tom and Huck feel about Muff Potter getting
hung for the murder?
a. guilty b. quite happy c.
Really awful d. had nothing to
feel
188. What nice things did Muff Potter do for them?
a. taught them to fight b. Help them fish, gave Huck food
c. gave some
tips and tricks to murder d. did
nothing than smoking all the time
189. Who was called to stand by the defence lawyer during the trail?
a.
Huck
b. Joe c. Tom d. Injun Joe
190. What did Injun Joe do when Tom told his side of the story?
a. laughed at
them b. Felt guilty and
started to cry
c. threatened the judged. d. Jumped out the window and ran
away
191.
To whom did Tom narrate the murder story in the
trail scene?
a. The defense lawyer b.
typist c. the
sheriff d. Judge
192. Why were Tom and Huck so terrified at night?
a. They were afraid of ghost b.
they feared that Injun Joe would come and kill them
c. they were scared of bats d.
they were afraid of snakes
193.
What did Tom and Huck decide to go dig for?
a.
water b. crude oil c. Treasure d. a door knob
194. What stopped Tom from sneaking out of the house when the two men were
asleep?
a.
The window creaked b.
The door creaked
c. The lights
went off immediately d.The
floor creaked
195. What stopped Joe from going up the stairs and finding the boys?
a.
The broken stairs b.
power failure
b.
c. there was no support to climb up d. there was an escalator
available
196.
Who told Tom the adventures had been real and not a
dream?
a.
Injun Joe b.
Huck c. Muff Potter d.
Dr.Robinson’s ghost
197. How do the boys find out if the Number Two by the tavern was Injun Joe’s
hiding place?
a. checking the log register b. by
staying in room number
c. by unlocking it d. by pressing
the calling bell
198. Why did Huck refuse to follow Injun Joe?
a. He
had another appointment b.
he wanted Tom to do so
c. He
thought of following Potter d.
He was scared he would kill him.
199.
Who was lying on the floor of the Number Two house?
a. Injun Joe b. the inn owner c.
Potter d. the room
service boy
200.
Why did he not wake up when Tom went in?
a. because he
slept late the previous night b.
he was drunk
c. He was bet
at his head d.
he liked day dreaming all the time.
201.
How is Aunt Polly related to Tom?
a. Tom is Polly's brother's son. b. Tom is Polly's husband's brother's son.
c. Tom is Polly's sister's son d. Tom is Polly's husband's sister's son.
a. Tom is Polly's brother's son. b. Tom is Polly's husband's brother's son.
c. Tom is Polly's sister's son d. Tom is Polly's husband's sister's son.
202.
Who is Jim?
a. a black boy who works at the house b. a runaway who lives in the woods c. Tom's friend from school d. Tom's half-brother
a. a black boy who works at the house b. a runaway who lives in the woods c. Tom's friend from school d. Tom's half-brother
203.
What
task does Polly gave Tom as punishment?
a. digging trenches in the garden b. carrying water buckets c. whitewashing the fence d. mopping the floor
a. digging trenches in the garden b. carrying water buckets c. whitewashing the fence d. mopping the floor
204.
What superstitious article do Tom and Huck carry to
the graveyard?
a. Bible b.
cross c.marbles d. dead cat
205.
What gift does Tom bestow upon Becky?
a.an entire bag of marbles b.a piece of chewing gum c.a piece of cake d. brass knob
206.
Before Becky
Thatcher, whom was Tom engaged to?
a.
Amy Lawrence b. Susy Harper c. Mary Thompkins d. none of the above
207.
Whose knife was found at the murder scene?
a.Muff Potter b.Dr.
Robinson c.The deaf-and-dumb
Spaniard d.Injun Joe
208.
Why do Tom and Huck sneak to the graveyard at
midnight?
a.To
cure warts b.To spy on the ghosts
and spirits c.To seek out
witches d.To find their lost
marbles
209.
Which of the following is best personified by Huck's
character in the novel?
a.idyllic boyhood b.the mystery of the river c.nature's wonders d.frontier life
210.
Why does
Injun Joe murder Dr. Robinson?
a.The doctor refuses to pay Injun Joe
the full amount for grave robbing.
b.Injun Joe wishes to frame Muff Potter
as revenge.
c.Injun
Joe is seeking revenge for events in the past.
d.Dr. Robinson's father had once ordered
Injun Joe to be horsewhipped.
211.
Who is Sid?
a.Aunt Polly’s boyfriend b.Tom’s cocker spaniel c.Tom’s younger half- brother d.Tom’s father
212.
What does
Injun Joe do after Tom testifies against him?
a.He denies his guilt. b.He flees out the window. c.He terrorizes the boys. d.He kills Muff Potter.
213.
Who is blamed
for the murder of Dr. Robinson?
a.Muff Potter b.Injun Joe c.Hoss
Williams d.Tom Sawyer
214.
Who adopts
Huck Finn at the end of the novel?
a.Aunt Polly b.Widow Douglas c.Judge
Thatcher d.Muff Potter
215.
Whom does Tom
encounter in the cave?
a.Judge Thatcher b.Injun Joe c .Huck Finn d.Muff
Potter
216.
What keeps
Injun Joe from finding Tom and Huck hidden upstairs in the haunted house?
a.They jump out the window. b.A noise
frightens Injun Joe away. c.The
staircase begins to crumble
d.The treasure distracts him.
217.
Who decides
to have McDougal’s Cave bolted shut?
a. Judge Thatcher b. Mrs. Harper c. Injun Joe d.
Tom Sawyer
218.
What was the
state of mind before and after giving evidence in court?
a. relaxed b. fearful c.
calm d. humorous
219.
How did the
picnic party travel?
a. Steam ferry boats b. Fiber boats c.
Horses d. by walk
220.
Who was the
deaf and dumb Spaniard?
a. Injun Joe b.
Muff Potter c. Johnson d.
Jerry
221.
Who was
responsible for arranging the picnic party?
a. Becky Thatcher b. Amy Lawrence c.
Widow Douglas d. Aunt Polly
222.
Who found out
the meaning of Injun Joe’s term ‘Number Two’?
a. Tom b.Huck c. Sid d. Muff Potter
223.
What made Tom
and Becky lose their way?
a. flying of bats b. sound of thunder c. flying of birds d. flash of lightening
224.
Where did Tom
and Huck go after the funeral?
a. to the cave b. to the school
c. to swim d. to play
225.
How much
money was there in the treasure after counting?
a. over twelve thousand dollars b. ten
thousand dollars c. twenty six twelve
thousand dollars d. thousand dollars
226.
How did Injun
Joe die?
a. horribly b. happily c.
naturally d. unexpectedly
227.
Who are the
other visitors at the Welshman’s in the morning?
a.several ladies and a gentleman b. several men c. several boys d.
few girls
228.
What made Tom
cry out “Run for your life!”?
a.
a sudden flash of light b. sudden
thunderstorm c. after seeing a
devil d. after seeing Becky Thatcher
229.
Who said the
words ‘Tom, how could you be so noble!’?
a. Becky Thatcher b. Amy Lawrence c. Steffi d.Clara
230.
Who killed
the doctor?
a.Injun Joe b. Muff Potter c. Huck
d. Tom
231.
What time was
it when Tom crept out of his room to join Huckleberry Finn?
a. midnight b. in the evening
c. early morning d. late evening
232.
What is meant
by ‘chicken hearted’?
a. Coward b.
brave hearted c. shy d. innocent
233.
What engaged
Huck when Tom was away at the picnic?
a. Movement of Injun Joe b. Aunt Polly c.Becky d. Amy
234.
What new idea
struck Tom to find the way out of the cave?
a. Using a kite-line b. using wireless c. by holding hands d. by search lights
235.
What helped
the boys to escape unnoticed from the graveyard?
a. Darkness b. a big tree
c. a big cemetery d. a big curtain
236.
Why did Tom hate Monday mornings?
a. to go to school b.to go to hospital c. to learn
d. to draw
237.
Where did Tom go after the fence was whitewashed?
a.to play b. to
hospital c. to club d. to church
238.
Who was the ‘model boy of the village’?
a.sid b. Tom c. Jim
d. Joe
239.
What was Tom up to when Aunt Polly called him?
a. Eating jam inside
the cupboard b. swimming c. eating plum d. flying kites
240.
In the graveyard how much more money did Injun Joe
demand of the doctor?
a.five dollars b. six dollars c. seven dollars d. eight
dollars
241.
Who was Mr.Dobbins?
a. School master b. policeman c. doctor
d. blacksmith
242.
What was the pet interest of Mr.Dobbins?
a.To become a
physician b. To become a politician c. To become a writer d. To become an actor
243.
Who flocked to the court house when the trail began?
a.villagers b. thieves
c. sheeps d. wild bulls
244.
Tom’s school master bet him with a __________ until
it broke into two pieces.
a.stick
b. belt c. bottle d. horse whip
245.
Who could not get away from the strange feelings
experienced in the graveyard?
a.Tom and Huck b. Sid c. Jim d.
Joe
246.
What did Injun Joe plan to do to Widow Douglas, as a
revenge for her husband’s deeds?
a.Cut her
finger b.Spoil her beauty c. beat her to death d. shoot her
247.
Whose names and life-stories were published in the
village paper?
a.Tom and Huck b. Sid
c. Jim d. Joe
248.
How was the treasure divided among the boys?
a.one half a.one third
a.one fourth a.one fifth
249.
Who had a great opinion on Tom?
a.Judge thatcher b. Sid c. Jim d.
Joe
250.
Whose wagon did they plan to use to carry the
treasure?
a.Benny Taylors little wagon b. Judge thatcher c. Muff Potter d.
Injun Joe
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150
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d
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One pretend
goodness which he doesnot possess
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151
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a
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Aunt Polly
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152
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b
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She loves him, but frustrated with him
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153
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c
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lazy, skips school and liar
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154
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d
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The boy hit him with a rock
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155
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a
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Whitewashing the
fence
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156
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b
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By kicking his hind end
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157
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c
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Taunted him
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158
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d
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He tricked his friends into doing it for him.
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159
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a
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An apple and
doughnut
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160
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b
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A pansy
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161
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d
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she was not
interesting
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162
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b
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He was a bad
kid
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163
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c
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warts
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164
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d
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to sit near
girls as a punishment
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165
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a
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Joe Harper
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166
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b
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a stick
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167
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c
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Kissed her
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168
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d
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When Tom
mentioned the name of Amy Lawrence
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169
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a
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Because Becky
refused talking to him
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170
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b
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To make her feel
bad and get attention
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171
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d
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He was going to the cemetery with Huck
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172
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a
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Digging up the
grave
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173
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b
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Potter wanted
more money from Dr. Robinson
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174
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c
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Injun Joe put the knife in Potter’s hand
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175
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d
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by signing in
blood
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176
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a
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Muff
Potter
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177
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b
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Sid
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178
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c
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Aunt Polly silence to making him feel guilty
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179
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d
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He had bad dreams
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180
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b
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Small comforts
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181
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c
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Because Becky Thatcher was sick
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182
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a
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all show off and
whooping around with the boys
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183
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d
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like she didn’t
approve of him
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184
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d
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Rip out a page
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185
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a
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She cannot bear
the punishment
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186
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b
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He confessed of doing so
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187
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a
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guilty
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188
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b
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Help them fish, gave Huck food
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189
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c
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Tom
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190
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d
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Jumped out the
window and ran away
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191
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b
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The defense lawyer
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192
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b
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they feared that Injun Joe would come and kill them
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193
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c
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Treasure
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194
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d
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The floor creaked
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195
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c
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The broken
stairs
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196
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b
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Huck
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197
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c
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by unlocking it
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198
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d
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He was scared he would kill him.
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199
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a
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Injun Joe
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200
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b
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he was drunk
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201
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c
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Tom is Polly's
sister's son
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202
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a
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a black boy who
works at the house
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203
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c
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whitewashing the
fence
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204
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d
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dead cat
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205
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d
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brass knob
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206
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a
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Amy Lawrence
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207
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a
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Muff Potter
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208
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a
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To cure warts
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209
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a
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idyllic boyhood
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210
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c
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Injun Joe is
seeking revenge for events in the past.
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211
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c
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Tom’s younger
half- brother
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212
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b
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He flees out the
window.
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213
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a
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Muff Potter
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214
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b
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Widow
Douglas
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215
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b
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Injun Joe
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216
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c
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The staircase
begins to crumble
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217
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a
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Judge Thatcher
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218
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b
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fearful
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219
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a
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Steam ferry
boats
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220
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a
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Injun Joe
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221
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a
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Becky Thatcher
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222
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a
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Tom
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223
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a
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flying of bats
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224
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a
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to the cave
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225
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a
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over twelve thousand dollars
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226
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a
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horribly
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227
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a
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several ladies
and a gentleman b. several men
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228
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a
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a sudden flash
of light
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229
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a
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Becky Thatcher
b. Amy Lawrence c. Steffi
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230
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a
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Injun Joe b.
Muff Potter c. Huck
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231
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a
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midnight
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232
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a
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Coward
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233
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a
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Movement of
Injun Joe
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234
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a
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Using a
kite-line
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235
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a
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Darkness
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236
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a
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to go to school
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237
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a
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to play
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238
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a
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Sid
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239
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a
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Eating jam
inside the cupboard
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240
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a
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five dollars
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241
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a
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School master
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242
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a
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To become a
physician
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243
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a
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villagers
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244
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a
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stick
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245
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a
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Tom and Huck
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246
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b
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Spoil her beauty
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247
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a
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Tom and Huck
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248
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a
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one half
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249
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a
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Judge Thatcher
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250
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a
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Benny Taylors
little wagon
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