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Read the following sentence from Tom Sawyer.
"Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but alacrity in his heart.
If reluctance means "unwillingness," which of the following BEST suggests the meaning of alacrity?
a. hesitation b. anger
c. eagerness d. tenderness
How does Tom manage to collect all the treasures he has at the end of the day?
a. Tom trades his paintbrush for a treasure.
b. Tom forces his friends to give him treasures.
c. Tom finds the treasures as he spends his day playing instead of working.
d. Aunt Polly gives Tom treasures as payment for a job well done.
Why is Tom suddenly pretending to enjoy painting in front of Ben?
a. to get Ben to leave him alone
b. to show Ben how difficult painting a fence can be
c. to trick Ben into taking over the painting from Tom
d. to prove to Aunt Polly that Tom is the better painter
Which of the following sentences suggests that Tom's plan worked?
a. "Like it? Well, I don't see why I oughtn't to like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?"
b. "Oh, shucks, I’ll be just as careful. Now lemme try. Say—I’ll give you the core of my apple."
c. "Yes, she's awful particular about this fence; it's got to be done very careful; I reckon there ain't one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it the way it's got to be done."
d. "Say—I’m going in a-swimming, I am. Don’t you wish you could?"
Read the following sentence from Tom Sawyer.
“There was no lack of material; boys happened along every little while; they came to jeer, but remained to whitewash.”
Which of the following BEST describes the word jeer as it is used in the sentence above?
a. to mock
b. to cheer
c. to talk
d. to complain
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