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Context Clues!
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Who wrote the book?
Mark Twain
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Why is Tom in trouble at the beginning?
The jam issue, or playing hooky
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How does Tom act when he first sees Becky?
Like an idiot
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At the point (end of Chapter 7), how many ladies has Tom fallen in love with?
Two
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When should you use context clues?
When you don't have a dictionary, thesaurus, teacher, etc.
200
What is the author's REAL name?
Samuel Clemens
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What job does Tom try to get out of by switching with the servant-man?
Whitewashing
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What event disrupts the church sermon?
The dog and the insect
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What is the name of the boy Tom stops to talk to, the one all the mothers and authority figures hate? HINT: Tom also trades him his tooth
Huckleberry Finn
200
The relationship was very tenuous, like a bridge under too much weight. What strategy should I use for tenuous?
Comparison What might tenuous mean?
300
What does bildungsroman mean?
Coming of Age story
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How does Tom's Aunt catch him in a lie?
The color of the thread
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How does Tom get the required tickets to go in front of the church?
Trading things with the other boys
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Why does Tom yell out "I WAS TALKING WITH HUCKLEBERRY FINN" when he gets to class?
So he can go sit with the girls, specifically next to Becky
300
Allison felt jilted, mostly because her boyfriend had cheated on her. What strategy would I use to guess the word jilted?
C & E What might jilted mean?
400
About what time was the book written?
1870's
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How does Tom get out of the whitewashing job?
He pretends the job is awesome so kids want to do it, and then makes them pay to do it.
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What is Tom's "reward" for getting enough tickets?
To meet the Judge, and a Brand New Bible
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What gift does Tom give to Becky in the classroom?
A Peach
400
The man was an expeditious runner, since he won the footrace by a solid 5 seconds What strategy would I use to guess "expeditious"
Description What might expeditious mean?
500
What is regionalism, and what is dialect? MUST GET BOTH
Regionalism is when an author is trying to convey specific characteristics of an area, such as morals, laws, speech, values, religion, etc. in this case, the South. Dialect is writing exactly how people talk, instead of writing it the formal, proper, way.
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What happens to Tom when he is on his way back home after playing "war" with the other boys?
Sees a girl that he likes, falls in love
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What question does the Judge ask Tom that trips him up and proves he hasn't read the bible?
Who are the first two disciples?
500
What does Tom write on the slab, and then show to the girl, that makes her blush?
He writes "I love you"
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Give me a key word that helps us label what method to use for each of the four methods to date.
Contrast: Unlike Comparison: Like C&E: Because, Cause Description: Since
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