Who's Who? (Part I)
Who's Who? (Part II)
Fun Facts
Tom-Foolery
If/Then (Cause & Effect)
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The protagonist of the novel.
Who is Tom Sawyer?
100
Tom's younger half-brother
Who is Sid?
100
What is the reason Twain wrote this book?
He wanted to remind grown-ups what it was like to be a kid. He also wanted to write an entertaining children's story.
100
How did Tom get out of whitewashing the fence?
He convinced his friends it was fun and they bribed him to let them take turns.
100
Why did Tom tell the teacher that he stopped to talk to Huckleberry Finn?
He knew the teacher would make him sit near Becky and the other girls.
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Tom's guardian
Who is Aunt Polly?
200
Tom's former crush
Who is Amy Lawrence?
200
What is the reason Tom and Huck promise in blood not to speak about the murder?
They agree to this because they are afraid of Injun Joe.
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What does Tom give Becky to try to get her to stop crying?
A brass doorknob
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Why were Tom and Huck in the graveyard the night of the murder?
They wanted to test the wart removal superstition.
300
The girl Tom is engaged to; described as "the adored unknown."
Who is Becky Thatcher?
300
Tom's friend from school and church. They play Robin Hood in the woods together.
Who is Joe Harper?
300
What "great law of human action" does Tom learn about people from the whitewashing incident?
That people will always want what is difficult or impossible to get.
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What really happened in the graveyard between Muff Potter, Injun Joe, and Dr. Robinson?
Dr. Robinson knocked Muff Potter unconscious. Injun Joe killed Dr. Robinson. Injun Joe put the knife in Muff's hand. When Muff woke up, Injun Joe convinced Muff that it was his fault.
300
?Why are Tom and Huck afraid that the dog might be facing them while it barks in the graveyard?
The superstition says that means they will die soon.
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A poor kid without a home who gets into trouble with Tom.
Who is Huckleberry Finn?
400
The person who falsely believes he killed Dr. Robinson
Who is Muff Potter?
400
Why does Huck Finn carry a dead cat around?
There's a superstition that it can heal warts.
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How does Tom "earn" his Bible at Sunday School?
He trades the things he got from the whitewashing incident for tickets.
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Why does Injun Joe hate Dr. Robinson?
Dr. Robinson's father had Injun Joe put in jail for begging in the past.
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Doctor Robinson's true murderer.
Who is Injun Joe?
500
Young town doctor who was murdered in the woods
Dr. Robinson
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Warts can be healed by what three things?
Throwing a dead cat after devils, Cutting a bean and your wart in half and burying half the bean, Spunk water from a stump.
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What is Tom's answer when he's asked to name the first 2 apostles?
David and Goliath
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Name 2 superstitions Tom believes about death.
Tom thinks the sound of a death-watch beetle means someone is going to die. He also believes the wind is the spirit of the dead who are upset about being disturbed.
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