Who was Tom Sawyer based on?
Mark Twain
Why can’t Aunt Polly apologize to Tom about punishing him for the Sugar Bowl incident?
Why doesn’t Aunt Polly apologize to Tom? Because she wants him to be punished because he had probably done something else bad. He said that he had a toothache so, Aunt Polly pulled it out for him.
How does Tom get back at SID?
How does he get back at Sid for telling on him in Chapter 1? He throws clods (mud and dirt and sticks) at him and then flees.
Why do Tom and Huck go to the graveyard?
‘ In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn tells Tom the cure for curing warts and that is what takes them to the graveyard. So in the light of a full moon, Tom and Huck go to the graveyard and see Injun Joe murder Doc Robinson while graverobbing.
Why is Tom having such difficulty with his lessons?
Tom, a very bright boy, has a great deal of difficulty learning his Sunday school lesson because he is bored and “takes no stock” is sermons, not even the famous “Sermon on the Mount.” The humor here is that Tom cannot learn the simple verses of the Beatitudes, yet, through his finagling of the red, yellow, and blue …
What does Sid do that Tom is blamed for?
When Sid tries to steal some sugar, only to knock the bowl to the ground, Tom sits, ecstatic, waiting to see Sid get what he deserves. Instead, he gets blamed for the incident and hit again.
Why do Joe and Huck want to leave the island?
Why did Tom and Joe want to run away? They were depressed because they wanted to get attention and were getting mistreated from their parents, and they thought no one would care if the boys were gone.
When Tom was doing his lessons Why did he choose to memorize the Sermon on the Mount?
Tom bent all of his energies to the memorizing of five verses, and he chose part of the Sermon on the Mount, because he could find no verses that were shorter.
Why does Tom insist Becky kiss when he gets engaged?
Why does Tom insist that Becky kiss him when they become engaged? He said that that’s what people do when they are in love with each other. Tom was previously engaged with Amy.
Who broke Aunt Polly’s Sugar Bowl?
Sid
Why did Becky get mad at Tom?
When Tom slips up and mentions his previous love, Amy Lawrence, Becky begins to cry. Tom attempts to rectify the situation by giving her his prized andiron knob, but she throws it down in anger.
How does Becky respond to Tom’s apology?
How does Becky respond to Tom’s feigned indifference to her? She sees Alfred pour ink on Tom’s spelling book and didnt say anything to Tom. When Tom takes the blame for the ink incident and for Becky tearing out the Anatomy page.
What does Becky do Tom revenge?
Why did Tom decide he didn’t need Becky anymore? What did Becky do to get revenge against Tom? she is angry at Tom. Why doesn’t Becky tell Tom that she knows it was Alfred who poured ink on his spelling book?