Chapter 15
1. Describe the dream Tom told Aunt Polly about.
2. Why did Tom ignore Becky Thatcher?
3. How did Becky "get even” with Tom?
4. Why did Alfred Temple spill ink on Tom's spelling book?
Think and Answer
1. Do you think Tom loved his Aunt Polly? Give a reason for your answer.
2 Tom, Becky and Alfred all suffer from the same emotion in this chapter.
What is this feeling?
(i) Love (ii) Hatred (iii) Jealousy (iv) Revenge
Show how this feeling affects their behaviour.
Answers
Answer:
(1)Back home, Aunt Polly has learned from Mrs. Harper that Tom's dream was a fake and that he came home one night and spied on them. Aunt Polly scolds him for making her look like a fool in front of Mrs. Harper and then asks why he came home but still did nothing to relieve everyone's sorrow.
(2)Tom was thrilled to see Becky.... he apologizes and wants her forgiveness. Becky, however, chooses to ignore Tom because she's still angry with him. The underlying behavior? She wants to make him "beg" for forgiveness.
(3)
Huck tells Tom that he will tell only when he decides that he wants Injun Joe to drown him, for he knows that they will not be alive for two days if they reveal what they know. The boys then swear again not to reveal the truth because the consequences of their telling would be tantamount to their own deaths.