Tom Sawyer’s Adventures: Key Plot Points and Analysis
Key Plot Points in Tom Sawyer’s Adventures
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Why was the cat’s bones important evidence in Potter’s favor?
They proved that Tom was right about what had happened in the graveyard. Tom carried a dead cat and witnessed the events.
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Why didn’t Huck have the same cause to fear?
Because Joe didn’t know that Huck was with Tom that night.
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Where do you think Tom got his ideas about hidden treasure?
I think he got his ideas when he went to the island and became a ‘pirate,’ because pirates always look for treasure.
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What explanation did the boys produce for the failure of their midnight dig?
The explanation is that they guessed the time wrong, so it could be too early or too late, and the shadow changes when the time changes.
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What mistake did the boys make before they started to explore the haunted house?
The mistake was that the boys threw a bag with their things into a corner and then went to the upper floors. Then two men came and used that bag to discover the treasure and supposed that there were people in the haunted house.
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Who had hidden the box of gold pieces?
The Murrel gang, who were caught and hanged long ago.
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Why do you think Tom didn’t like to be seen with Huck in public places?
Because if Injun Joe found out that Tom and Huck were friends, when he sees Huck, he will suspect him and kill him.
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What shock did Tom get in room number…?
He stepped on Injun Joe’s hand because he was asleep on the floor.
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What happened to take Tom’s attention from…?
Judge and his family came back to town, and Tom and Becky were playing.
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Why did Huck follow the two men?
Because he thought that the two men were moving the treasure to another place, so he followed them.
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Why did Huck refuse to take the credit?
Because if Injun Joe found out that Huck had betrayed him, he would kill him.
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When did their families realize that Tom…?
Sunday morning when Aunt Polly discovered that Tom was not in Mrs. Thatcher’s house or in Mrs. Harper’s house, and also Mrs. Thatcher discovered that Becky didn’t spend the night with Mrs. Harper. They didn’t know sooner about Becky because the main topic of conversation was what had happened with Mrs. Douglas.
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Who did Tom meet unexpectedly…?
He met Injun Joe unexpectedly in the cave, and he ran away.
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How was Tom able to find a way out of the cave at last?
He saw a flash of light when he was following the third passage. There was a small hole, and he saw the Mississippi River. Then, they climbed out of the cave.
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What was Injun Joe’s number two under the cross?
It was the place where he had the treasure, and it was a rock which had marks of feet.
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How did Tom surprise Mrs. Douglas’s guests?
He put it on a table and showed them the money from the treasure.
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Why didn’t Huck enjoy his comfortable life with Mrs. Douglas? How did Tom persuade him to return to her?
Because he didn’t like to clean clothes, go to school, and Mrs. Douglas banned him from smoking, so Tom told him that he had to be educated to be in Tom’s gang.