About the Author:
Mark Twain (1835 – 1910), preudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American author and humorist. He wrote ‘ ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ and its sequel, ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’. He helped to create and popularize a distinctive line of American Literature based on American themes and language.
The text is an extract from Mark Twain’s novel ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’. The story is about the childhood pranks of a young boy who is looked for ways to avoid going to school but caught in his own trap.
About the Story:
This is the story of a boy and his childlike pranks. For the young boys and girls, there is a general aversion of school. School is a kind of prison house for them as there they can get much more punishment and confinement than prize and love. Here the little boy, Tom’s activity and thinking are the sources of fresh laughter.
Important questions and answers:
1) Which one of Tom’s teeth had come looses?
Ans- One of Tom’s upper front teeth had come looses.
2) How are Sid and Mary related to Tom?
Ans- In the story, Sid was Tom’s brother and Mary was his cousin.
3) Why did Tom wish to be sick?
Ans- Tom wished to be sick so that he could stay home, avoiding school.
4) Why did Tom ask Sid not to stir him?
Ans- Tom asked Sid not to stir him because it might kill him.
5) Why was Monday miserable to Tom?
Ans- It was because Monday began another week’s slow suffering in school.
6) What for did Tom investigate his body?
Ans- Tom investigated his body to find some aliment.
7) What kind of symptoms did he find himself first?
Ans- At first, Tom find the symptoms of stomach trouble in himself.
8) Why did Tom hesitate to groan even when he had found symptoms of loose teeth?
Ans- Tom hesitated to groan because Aunt Polly might pull out his loose tooth and it would hurt him.
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9) What did Sid do when Tom started to groan?
Ans- When Tom started to groan, Sid snored on.
10) When Tom’s Aunt arrived, what did Tom tell her about his trouble?
Ans- Tom told Aunt Polly that his toe was paining.
11) What did Aunt Polly demand from Mary hearing Tom’s toothache?
Ans- Hearing Tom’s toothache, Aunt Polly demanded a silk thread from Mary.
12) What was the instrument used to heal Tom’s toothache?
Ans- The instrument used to heal Tom’s toothache was only silk thread.
13) Why did Tom confess his actual plan to Aunt Polly?
Ans- To escape from Aunt Polly and to save his tooth Tom confessed his plan.
14) How would Tom smile after losing one of his teeth?
Ans- Tom would smile in a new and admirable way.
15) What did Tom remember hearing from a doctor?
Ans- A certain ailments could lay up a patient for three days and make him lose a finger. Tom heard this from a doctor. He remembered it.
16) How did Aunt Polly react to the news that Tom was dying?
Ans- Hearing the news that Tom was dying, Aunt Polly initially became upset. She flew upstairs with Sid and Mary. Her face grew pale and her lips trembled.
17) Why did Tom feel himself lucky?
Ans- On Monday, Tom started to find some aliment to avoid school. He found that one of his upper front teeth was loose. So, he felt lucky.
18) Lying on the bed what were the symptoms of different ailments Tom found?
Ans- Lying on the bed, Tom investigated his body. First he found symptoms of stomach trouble. Then he found a loose tooth and thereafter a sore toe.
19) When did Tom’s groans gather a genuine tone?
Ans- Tom wanted to draw the attention of Sid with his groaning. Waking up Sid became anxious and rushed to call help. Then Tom’s groans gathered a genuine tone.
20) How did Sid spoil Tom’s plan?
Ans- Disobeying Tom’s request, Sid in no time brought Aunt Polly to Tom. She was initially very anxious. But later she realized Tom’s tricks.
21) When did Tom feel a little foolish?
Ans- Aunt Polly came upstairs. She found that Tom’s groaning was false and she rebuked Tom. Then Tom felt a little foolish.