What is harper lee suggesting about the influence of the past on the events that take place in the novel?

The prefix of the italicized word in the sentence is rather difficult

Gandhi is a man of honor, of truth, 1) of passion 2) of one mind 3) of same beliefs 4) of a religion

The adventures of tom sawyer, chapter 1 (excert)what does tom do to prevent aunt polly from finding out that he ate her jam? a) tom hides under the bed and then in the closet b) tom hide under the bed and tries to blame the cat c) tom hides in the closet so that aunt polly would not see him d) tom tried to wash the jam off and lied to aunt polly about the cat