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Name: ______________________ ID: A
1. Read the following quote from Tom Sawyer.
"Tom said to himself that it was not such a hollow world, after all. He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it--namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain."
What is Twain suggesting by this statement? How does it apply to the excerpt you read? Use evidence from the rest of the passage to support your claim.
2. Write a brief description of Tom Sawyer based on your reading. What did you think of Tom's idea for getting the fence whitewashed?
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