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From where did twain develop his characters?
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Real people
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From where did twain develop his adventures?
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His life
boys whom he had known's life
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From where did twain develop the superstitions?
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From children and slaves in the west in the 1840's
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What does twain hope this book will do for his readers?
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Remind adults of what once were themselves, how they talked, felt, and thought
entertain boys and girls
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List at least three things tom did wrong in chapter one
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Skipped school
steeling jam
challenging the new kid
had a different color thread in the colar
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Why does tom want to go to the water pump in chapter 2
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People play there
he would not have to whitewash the fence
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Why is jim reluctant to let him take his pail to go?
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Aunt Polly gave him strict orders
if he will give it to him, polly will "lick" him
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What does tom offer to show jim if jim will give him his pail
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Tom's soar toe
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What is ben rogers imatating in chapter 2 as he came down the street
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A steamboat
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Why is ben rogers imatating the thing that he is imatating in chapter 2
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Because he was going to the big misouri
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How does tom manage to minipulate his friends into whitewashing the fence
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He says that painting the fence is a once in a lifetime chance
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What great law of human action did tom discover
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In order to make a man or boy covet a thing, it is only nesesary to make the thing difficult to atain
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What coments does twain make about the nature of work
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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do
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What coments does twain make about the nature of play
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Play consists of whatever someone is not obliged to do
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What game did joe harper and tom play in chapter 3
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Military
with 2 companies of boys who meet for conflict
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