The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Study Guide Chapters 4-6

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1.  What are the colored tickets for?  What worth does each have?

2.  Eight examples of people "showing off" are presented in this chapter.  Give at least three of these examples.

3.  Report what happens when Tom turns in his tickets.

4.  What part of the sermon interests Tom?  Why?

5.  What does this interest suggest about Tom?

6.  List at least two things the boys admire about Huckleberry.

7.  Report two superstitions regarding the removal of warts.

8.  When Tom arrives late at school, he knows that by admitting he has been with Huckleberry he will be punished.  Why does he make that admission?

9.  However, Tom is removed from his seat near Becky and placed in his own.  Specifically, how does this adjustment affect his studies the rest of the day?