4. Answer these questions.
1. What did Tom wish to be on a Monday mo
2. What ailments did Tom consider having?
3. How did Tom try to get Sid's attention?
4. How did Aunt Polly react to Tom's conditi
5. What did Aunt Polly want to do to ease To
her from doing so?
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1...On a Monday morning, Tom Sawyer lies awake in bed contemplating the start of a new week at school. Wishing he could escape the “captivity and fetters” of school, Tom wishes that he were sick so that he could remain at home
2..2) What ailments did Tom consider having? He considered having colicky symptoms, loose teeth, Sore Toe 3) How did Tom try to get sid's attention? Sid was sleeping nearby and tom tried to get his attention initially by groaning.
3...Sid was sleeping nearby and tom tried to get his attention initially by groaning. But Sid did not move. - Then he groaned louder panting with exertions and fancied having great pain. ... - Finally Tom shook Sid by calling out his name and thus Tom got Sid's attention.
4....Answer. Answer: Tom's depression worsens, so much so that Aunt Polly begins to worry about his health. ... Aunt Polly discovers what Tom has done, but she begins to realize that “what was cruelty to a cat might be cruelty to a boy, too,” and sends him off to school without punishment.
5...Ans: Aunt Polly wanted a silk thread to tie it to Tom Sawyer's loose tooth in order to take it out. 7. Why did Aunt Polly want a piece of coal from the fire?