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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by
Mark Twain
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Summary
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1 Summary
Chapter 2 Summary
Chapter 3 Summary
Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter 5 Summary
Chapter 6 Summary
Chapter 7 Summary
Chapter 8 Summary
Chapter 9 Summary
Chapter 10 Summary
Chapter 11 Summary
Chapter 12 Summary
Chapter 13 Summary
Chapter 14 Summary
Chapter 15 Summary
Chapter 16 Summary
Chapter 17 Summary
Chapter 18 Summary
Chapter 19 Summary
Chapter 20 Summary
Chapter 21 Summary
Chapter 22 Summary
Chapter 23 Summary
Chapter 24 Summary
Chapter 25 Summary
Chapter 26 Summary
Chapter 27 Summary
Chapter 28 Summary
Chapter 29 Summary
Chapter 30 Summary
Chapter 31 Summary
Chapter 32 Summary
Chapter 33 Summary
Chapter 34 Summary
Chapter 35 Summary
Chapter 36 Summary
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Themes
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Analysis
Critical Essays
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Critical Survey of Contemporary Fiction)
Critical Overview
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Questions and Answers
Character Sketch Of Tom Sawyer
How did Tom get Ben to paint the fence in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?
What words describe Tom Sawyer? Also give quotes to support your points.
Character sketch of Tom Sawyer
Why did Joey Harper and Tom Sawyer decide to become pirates?
What is the difference between work and play, and how is the difference shown in chapter 2 of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
What are three superstitions in chapter 6-8 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
What is the theme or main idea of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain?
What is the message of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
How did Aunt Polly find out that Tom had been out swimming?
Why was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer banned?
How would you describe Aunt Polly’s attitude towards Tom? Where can you find evidence of this?
Where and when does this story take place?
How did Tom Sawyer trick his friends?
Describe the mood expressed in the opening lines of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
What are 15 main/important events from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
What is the main conflict of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?
Who are the main characters in "Strong Temptations" by Mark Twain, and why?
Is Tom afraid of Aunt Polly? Give reasons for your answer.
Give an account of the life led by the three young pirates on Jackson's Island in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Tom had discovered the great law of human action. What was it?
What is the setting of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
Analyze the character of Aunt Polly and her relationship to Tom in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Why does Tom throw clods of earth at Sid?
What does "He's full of the Old Scratch, but laws-a-me!" mean in the first chapter of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain?
In the chapter of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer titled "Strong Temptations," what is the setting, outline, and conflict of the story?
What do the following lines from Chapter 1 in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer mean: "The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never looked through them for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for “style,” not service—she could have seen through a pair of stove-lids just as well."
In chapter 10 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, why does the brass knob add to Tom's troubles?
Why did Huckleberry Finn and Tom go to the graveyard
How does Tom act when he first notices the new girl, Becky Thatcher? What small gesture does she perform to encourage his attention? Also, what happens that hurts Tom's feelings? What scene does Tom imagine to comfort himself?
What is the conflict in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? For example, is it man versus man, man versus society, or man versus the supernatural?
Who is Jim, and what is Twain's intention in introducing him in a typical American home of Missouri?
In chapter 1 what does Sid do to give Tom away?
What age is Tom Sawyer?
Why doesn't Tom like Sundays?
What are some negative traits of Tom Sawyer in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
How does Tom Sawyer describe school in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, why does Tom feel sorry for Aunt Polly?
What is an example of a lie Tom Sawyer tells in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
Who did Tom Sawyer fight with?
What does the the phrase "what is that truck" in chapter 1 of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer mean?
Why is Huck carrying a dead cat in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
Is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer based on a true story?
How is Sid different from Tom?
How did Tom and Huck find treasure in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, why does Injun Joe want to take revenge on the Widow and how?
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, how does Tom get other boys to do his work for him?
In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, why does Tom want to become a pirate?
What are some key superstitions from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and why are they important?
Describe the most interesting incident in the story The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
