The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Study Guide Chapters 26-30

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1.  Why do Tom and Huck decide not to search the haunted house for treasure at the beginning of the chapter? 

2.  What does a dream of rats mean to the boys?

3.  Who is the "deaf and dumb Spaniard"?

4.  What is hidden beneath a hearthstone in the fireplace?

5.  What do the men discover when they rebury it in the corner?

6.  What does Injun Joe realize when he realizes there is fresh dirt on the shovel?

7.  What does Tom believe Injun Joe's plan for "revenge" means?

8.  What do the boys discover the mysterious Number Two is?

9.  What does Tom discover when he eventually searches Number Two?

10.  A brief comment from Huck shows the prejudice common at the time.  What unusual thing does Huck say he has done?

11.  Whose return excites Tom?

12.  What special event is planned for the next day?

13.  What deception does Tom plan with Becky?

14.  What is "the destruction of the good things" at the party?

15.  Eventually, where do all the children go after the picnic?

16.  What does Huck see as he's watching Number Two?

17.  Who does Huck learn is the target of Injun Joe's revenge?

18.  Why does he want revenge?  What does he plan to do?

19.  Where does Huck run for help?

20.  When Huck returns the next morning, what unusual "closing word" does he hear?

21.  When the Welshman tells the story of what happened the night before, how does he explain what gave away the element of surprise?

22.  How does Huck blunder when he tells the Welshman what the deaf and dumb Spaniard said?

23.  What was in the bulky bundle the Welshman and his sons found?

24.  What news about Becky is discovered at church?

25.  What happens when the town learns the news?

26.  What is discovered on a wall in McDougal's Cave?

27.  What is discovered at the Temperance Tavern as the chapter ends?