Question

Early in the novel, Tom's Aunt Polly says the following:

"But it's powerful seldom you're a mind to, I'm bound to say. Well, go 'long and play; but mind you get back some time in a week, or I'll tan you."

What is Aunt Polly's speech an example of?

A.
Twain's use of dialect

B.
Twain's use of melodrama

C.
Twain's use of personification

D.
Twain's use of satire

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Ill help...

Answer 3

110% sure its A... I took this test last month and got 95% so im SURE its A

Answer 4

can you help me with more? @Why_Study_Alone

Answer 5

Yes

Answer 6

What trait helps Tom convince the other boys to whitewash Aunt Polly's fence for him?

A.
his courage

B.
his sense of humor

C.
his cleverness

D.
his honesty @Why_Study_Alone

Answer 7

Give me a second please...

Answer 8

C again 100%... have you read the book? if no than ill sum this part up quickly... Tom has to whitewash (Paint the fence white) but he dosent want to... So he tells his freinds that it fun and then all his freinds want to do it for him because the are board and want to do something fun... So C 100%

Answer 9

Tag me if you need anything else

Answer 10

What literary tool is Mark Twain using when he humorously describes the sadness, loneliness, and regret that Becky Thatcher feels after she and Tom quarrel and she rejects his attempt to give her his most prized possession, a brass knob?

A.
satire

B.
metaphor

C.
dialect

D.
simile @Why_Study_Alone





off subject i have read the book but not that good i skimmed thru

Answer 11

one second please/...

Answer 12

A satire... Because the question says humour... and thats what satire means.. so A 90% sure

Answer 13

What event greatly shakes Tom, making him much less carefree and happy and much more worried and sad after it happens?

A.
the murder that he and Huck Finn witness in the graveyard

B.
the experience he has as a pirate with Huck Finn and Joe Harper

C.
the punishment he receives for talking to Huck Finn on the way to school

D.
the argument that he has with Becky Thatcher over Amy Lawrence @Why_Study_Alone

Answer 14

one moment... let me read

Answer 15

A or D im like 50% sure about both of them... I think you should pick... I would go with B... but you should pick...

Answer 16

Which sentence best describes how spending time on Jackson's Island initially affects Tom's mood?

A.
Spending time on the island immediately makes Tom homesick.

B.
At first, spending time on the island lifts Tom's spirits greatly.

C.
Spending time on the island causes Tom to feel confused right away.

D.
At first, spending time on the island makes Tom more afraid of Injun Joe.

Answer 17

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Answer 18

B, because he is REALLY excited about being on the island at first... B 100%

Answer 19

they pretend to be pirates right? @Why_Study_Alone

Answer 20

Yes

Answer 21

What do Tom, Huck, and Joe realize when they are on Jackson's Island and hear the cannons being fired over the river?

A.
A battle is being fought in St. Petersburg.

B.
Injun Joe has escaped from prison.

C.
They are being attacked by rival pirates.

D.
People think that they have drowned @Why_Study_Alone

Answer 22

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Answer 23

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Answer 24

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Answer 25

This is gonna sound crazy but 100% D... let me explain

Answer 26

When they run away their boat drifts away down stream and the people that are looking for them find the boat with no one on it... They think they tried to sail away but drowned... So they fire cannons in sorrow. They fire a sertain number of cannons for the boys ages.

Answer 27

Which is an example of Tom's ability to use his wit and cunning to his own advantage?

A.
his fears over what will happen to him if Injun Joe learns that he witnessed the murder

B.
his making the other boys whitewash the fence for him

C.
his decision to testify at the trial of Muff Potter

D.
his insistence that people welcome Huck Finn back to St. Petersburg during the funeral

























i only have a few more questions leeft btw
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Answer 28

B 100%... Im positive

Answer 29

Why does Tom lie and say that he tore the page in Mr. Dobbin's book?

A.
He knows that it will make Joe Harper jealous.

B.
He thinks that Mr. Dobbins will forgive him rather than punish him.

C.
He wants to keep Becky Thatcher from getting in trouble.

D.
He wants to be expelled so that he can spend more time with Huck Finn.

(i think its c)

Answer 30

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Answer 31

CCCCCCCCC 100%

Answer 32

What is Tom's biggest problem after testifying at Muff Potter's trial, and how is it resolved?

A.
The school teacher wants to punish him for disrupting Examination Day, but Tom talks his way out of the punishment.

B.
He's afraid of Injun Joe exacting revenge on him, but the villain dies in the cave.

C.
He and Becky are not getting along, but he eventually saves Becky and she forgives him.

D.
Sid continues to tattle on him to Aunt Polly, so Tom gives Sid a licking
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Answer 33

C