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Stage 3 · The Grand Tour

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Mark Twain · 1876

Mischievous Tom gets caught up in treasure and a crime in a Mississippi river town.

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  1. Part 9When Tom is hurt, he dreams of becoming a soldier, a pirate, or Robin Hood. Why do we sometimes imagine being someone else when we feel sad?
  2. Part 13Aunt Polly "was meaning for the best," yet her cures make Tom suffer. Is meaning well enough? How can we tell whether our help really helps?
  3. Last partIs Tom Sawyer a "bad boy" or a good one? What does his conscience teach him, and what does it teach us?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeTom plays tricks, skips school, and fights. Is he a "bad boy"? Why does Aunt Polly love him anyway?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionWhat is the difference between work and play? How does Tom turn a punishment into something everyone wants?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionTom imagines his own death and cries over it. Why does feeling sorry for himself seem to make him happy?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionTom steps forward to win a Bible prize, but did he learn the verses? Does a prize mean anything if you did not really earn it?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionThe writer pokes fun at Sunday school and church. Is he laughing at faith itself, or at people who only pretend and show off?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionThe boys of St. Petersburg envy Huckleberry Finn's freedom. Is a life with no rules and no one to look after you really as wonderful as they think?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionTom takes a whipping on purpose just to sit next to Becky. What do people do to win someone's attention, and is it worth it?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionTom and Becky end up hurting each other because of pride. Why is it so hard to be the first to say "I was wrong"?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionWhen Tom is hurt, he dreams of becoming a soldier, a pirate, or Robin Hood. Why do we sometimes imagine being someone else when we feel sad?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionIn the graveyard, Tom and Huck see a terrible wrong that no one else knows about. What should a person do when they know the truth about something wrong?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionTom and Huck swear in blood to keep silent. Is keeping a promise always right, even when it might let someone innocent suffer?Locked
  12. Lesson 12SubscriptionThe whole town quickly decides that Muff Potter is guilty. How does a crowd decide what is true, and why can it be wrong?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionAunt Polly "was meaning for the best," yet her cures make Tom suffer. Is meaning well enough? How can we tell whether our help really helps?Locked
  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionThe boys run away to live as free pirates, yet at night their conscience will not let them sleep. Why does conscience follow us wherever we go?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionIs Tom Sawyer a "bad boy" or a good one? What does his conscience teach him, and what does it teach us?Review · Final essayLocked

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Once you finish the 15 Grand Tour lessons, you can read the remaining chapters to the end of the book — just reading, no lessons.

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  1. CHAPTER XIVCHAPTER XIV
  2. CHAPTER XVCHAPTER XV
  3. CHAPTER XVICHAPTER XVI
  4. CHAPTER XVIICHAPTER XVII
  5. CHAPTER XVIIICHAPTER XVIII
  6. CHAPTER XIXCHAPTER XIX
  7. CHAPTER XXCHAPTER XX
  8. CHAPTER XXICHAPTER XXI
  9. CHAPTER XXIICHAPTER XXII
  10. CHAPTER XXIIICHAPTER XXIII
  11. CHAPTER XXIVCHAPTER XXIV
  12. CHAPTER XXVCHAPTER XXV
  13. CHAPTER XXVICHAPTER XXVI
  14. CHAPTER XXVIICHAPTER XXVII
  15. CHAPTER XXVIIICHAPTER XXVIII
  16. CHAPTER XXIXCHAPTER XXIX
  17. CHAPTER XXXCHAPTER XXX
  18. CHAPTER XXXICHAPTER XXXI
  19. CHAPTER XXXIICHAPTER XXXII
  20. CHAPTER XXXIIICHAPTER XXXIII
  21. CHAPTER XXXIVCHAPTER XXXIV
  22. CHAPTER XXXVCHAPTER XXXV
  23. CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

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