Is Tom's argument with Alfred Temple an external or internal conflict?
External conflict.
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What does warn't mean?
Wasn't.
100
Give the city and state in which Mark Twain was born.
Hannibal, Missouri
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Tom Sawyer is a boy with proper manners that NEVER steps out of line and is his guardian's absolute favorite.
False
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Which characters did Tom get engaged to?
Becky Thatcher and Amy Lawrence
200
Explain why Becky Thatcher is upset with Tom Sawyer.
Becky Thatcher is upset because of Tom's prior engagement to Amy Lawrence.
200
Define "middling."
Extreme or very much of.
200
What is Mark Twain's real name?
Samuel Clemens
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Muff Potter is the one who killed Dr. Robinson.
False
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Who is the man that kills Dr. Robinson?
Injun Joe
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Was the killing of Dr. Robinson and internal or an external conflict?
External Conflict
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What word do the characters in this story use instead of afraid?
"Afeared"
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What does the name "Mark Twain" mean?
Mark Twain is a nautical term that means 12 ft. deep.
300
Tom and his friends often reenact scenes from Robinhood.
True
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Who is Mr. Dobbins?
Tom's schoolmaster
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What is the conflict Tom Sawyer has with his friends when he gets to Jackson's Island?
Everybody else is homesick and they want to leave but Tom is too proud to admit it and go home.
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What does "mum" mean?
Keeping quiet and not telling.
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For which audience did Mark Twain write?
Adults
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Tom's response when he was told to name the first two disciples was David and Simon Peter.
False
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Why is Muff Potter significant?
Muff Potter was there on the night of Dr. Robinson's murder and got blamed for the murder as well.
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Early in the story, Tom has an internal conflict when it comes to his family. He wishes he could die. Explain the internal conflict that caused him to be so melodramatic.
Aunt Polly hits Tom for breaking the sugar bowl, an act that Sid actually committed.
500
Interpret this sentence, "Oh I dasn't, Mars Tom. Ole missis she'd take an' tar de head off'n me. 'Deed she would."
"Oh I cant, Master Tom. Old Missis would take an tear the head off of me, indeed she would.
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When Mark Twain wrote this book, who did he base Tom Sawyer's character off of?
Mark Twain and his two childhood friends.
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Aunt Polly sewed Tom's collar with black thread and Tom replaced it with white thread so he could hide the fact that he skipped schools to go swimming.