1. What do you think was going through Tom's mind when he lured Ben and all those other boys into white washing the fence for him?
I think he just wanted to get the things done so he can go and play, like he said. "Mayn't I go play now, aunt?"
2. What do you think lick means? Support your answer. I think it probably means to mess with someone. Kind of like what you said, though. When Tom said, "Siddy, I'll lick you for that." It probably meant that he was going to do something to him, like beat him up.
3. Is Tom really into this girl, Amy?
I think he was into this girl. In the book, it says "He had been months winning her; she had confessed hardly a week ago; he had been the happiest and the proudest boy in the world" Which meant that Tom tried to win her heart for months, but then Amy told him that she probably liked him I guess, and Tom was really happy. But then, it says, "she had gone out of his heart like a casual stranger whose visit is done." I think this meant that he liked Amy, but then his love for her just vanished. |
