<p>Tom Sawyer study questions – Chapters 9-12</p><p>Chapter 9 pallid – </p><p>What three men do Tom and Huck discover at the graveyard? </p><p>What are the three men doing?</p><p>Why did Injun Joe hold a grudge against the doctor?</p><p>What happens as the men argue?</p><p>Does Joe show any remorse over the killing?</p><p>Chapter 10</p><p>*lugubrious – averted – </p><p>Why are Tom and Huck afraid to tell what they saw?</p><p>From Tom and Huck’s conversation, what can we infer are some local superstitions?</p><p>What things make Tom unhappy? Chapter 11 ostentatiously - miscreant – </p><p>Why do Tom and Huck think Injun Joe has sold himself to the devil?</p><p>How does Tom ease his conscience?</p><p>Why does Tom pretend he has a toothache?</p><p>What unusual things does Sid notice about Tom’s behavior? </p><p>Chapter 12</p><p>*dejected – consternation – clandestinely - </p><p>What makes Tom sick?</p><p>How does Aunt Polly try to cure him?</p><p>What does Tom do to Aunt Polly’s cat?</p>