Tom Sawyer Study Questions and Vocabulary
for 2/12-2/2/15
Chapter 7
a) "He had contemplated a good part of the performance
before he contributed his bit of variety to it." (p52) Explain what this
means. b) Tom's mistake with Becky was...
Chapter 8
Why does Tom envy Jimmy Hodges?
When Tom's superstition about his marbles fails, he
blames it on...?
What are the various careers Tom contemplates
after the problems with Becky?
Who is the "Black Avenger of the Spanish Main"?
Why won't Tom "fall" (die) when he and Joe are
"sword-fighting"?
Slang: keep mum, afeared, by hokey, dasn't, geeminy,
sawbones, hoss
Chapter 9 and 10
How do each of the boys react to the scariness of
the graveyard? Who seems more scared? Why might this be?
Why did Doc Robinson hit Injun Joe?
(A-G) Label the "illustration."
(p71) "...maybe that whack done for him!" What does
he mean?
Why do the boys say they have to "keep mum"?
What does their oath say will happen if they tell?
What does the title of chapter 10 mean? Who is Bull
Harbison? (Hint: These questions are related.)
What does the last line of chapter 10 mean?
Vocabulary: dire, prophecy, writhe, rebuke,
clandestine, miscreant, ostentatious, repulsive, frivolous, notorious
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After he stubbed his toe, he fell to the floor and
_________(ed) in pain.
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My teacher _______(ed) me for turning in the assignment
late.
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His ________ suggestion for putting a soda machine
in the cafeteria was laughed at by everyone.
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The spy _______(ly) watched the enemy agent to figure
out his routine.
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The warnings about the storm were _______.
Everyone was sure it was going to be a dangerous one.
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Some people find broccoli _______, but some people
like it.
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The _______ was caught with the purloined jewels
in his possession and arrested.
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The gold and diamond trimmed jacket was a bit
too _________ for the low-key party.
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The college basketball coach was _________ for his
violent outbursts about referees.
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The fortune teller made a very unlikely ________,
and then it came true.
Spelling List #16.
1) mountainous 2) gradual 3) agile 4) cautious
5) strenuous 6) crucial 7) mobile 8) horizontal
9) disastrous 10) tremendous 11) occasional 12)
artificial 13) intellectual 14) precious 15) juvenile
16) ridiculous 17) social 18) contagious 19) ambitious
20) continuous