Part A In the excerpt from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, why does Tom tell Ben that he does not consider whitewashing the fence to be work?

He wants to keep Ben from taking his job.

He is trying to trick Ben.

He wants to go swimming with Ben.

He wants Ben to keep talking to him.
Question 2
Part B

Which text evidence best supports the answer to Part A?

"Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but alacrity in his heart. "

"'Only just a little—I’d let you, if you was me, Tom.'"

"Tom considered, was about to consent; but he altered his mind:"

"Ben ranged up alongside of him. Tom’s mouth watered for the apple, but he stuck to his work."

What is the best prediction of the meaning of thrilling based on the context clues?

How are w.h auden’s “musée des beaux arts” and william carlos williams’s “landscape with the fall of icarus” similar?

Reread this portion of the excerpted text from common sense. men of passive tempers look somewhat lightly over the offenses of britain, and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, come, we shall be friends again for all this. but examine the passions and feelings of mankind. bring the doctrine of reconciliation to the touchstone of nature, and then tell me, whether you can hereafter love, honor, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land? if you cannot do all these, then are you only deceiving yourselves, and by your delay bringing ruin upon posterity. your future connection with britain, whom you can neither love nor honor, will be forced and unnatural, and being formed only on the plan of present convenience, will in a little time fall into a relapse more wretched than the first. what key concept about the relationship between an abusive government and its citizens does paine want readers to understand? use evidence from the text to support your response. your response should be one to two complete paragraphs.