Tom Sawyer - Chapters 15-17 Quiz

Question 1

Chapter 15

Answer 1

Tom swims off of the island in the Mississippi River to sneak in the house to see Aunt Polly, Sid, and Mrs. Harper. They are talking about how they miss the boys and how they should have been kinder to them. Also, they are talking about how a search crew found a raft way down stream (the one they lost) and learns that everyone assumes they all drowned. After they all go to bed, Tom sneaks into Aunt Polly’s room and places one of his sycamore scrolls on her table but decides against it. He then goes back to tell Huck and Joe of his adventure and they are making breakfast.

Question 2

Chapter 16

Answer 2

• The boys find turtle eggs and eat them for dinner and breakfast
• They strip naked, swim, and have wrestling matches, and mock circuses in the beach.
• The boys get homesick; Tom finds himself writing “Becky” in the sand.
• Joe says that they should go back home, and Huck sides with them, and as Tom feels suddenly lonely and desperate, calls them to stop. He tells them his plan (we do not know yet) they decide to stay.
• Tom and Joe ask Huck to teach them how to smoke. They like the idea of showing off of them smoking. Then eventually Tom and Joe get sick.
• A terrible thunderstorm hits the island. They refuge in their tent, but the wind blows the top off, so they take shelter under a giant oak. After the storm, the boys find that their tent had been destroyed, along with the whole camp.
• they rebuild their fire and roast ham, then they are awaken by their homesickness by pretending to be Indians. However, Indians can’t eat their meal without smoking their pipe, so Tom and Joe give it another try and didn’t become nearly as sick.

Question 3

Chapter 17

Answer 3

• Back in the village, everyone remains in deep mourning. Becky regrets her coldness towards Tom and their schoolmates feeling awful premonitions the last time they saw the boys.
• the next Sunday, everyone gathers for a funeral. The minister gives a speech about the boys, and the congregation wonders how they could have overlooked they goodness in Tom and Joe. Then eventually, the whole church breaks down into tears. At that moment, the three boys, according to Toms plan, enter through a slide door, after having listening to their own funeral.
• Tom and Joes family seize their boys and embrace them, leaving Huck standing alone. Aunt Polly then embraces him, too, after Tom claims it isn’t fair, someone needs to be glad to see Huck too. The congregation then sings old hundred.