Question

Read the excerpt from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Tom contemplated the boy a bit, and said: “What do you call work?” “Why, ain’t that work?” Tom resumed his whitewashing, and answered carelessly: “Well, maybe it is, and maybe it ain’t. All I know, is, it suits Tom Sawyer.” How does Tom's insistence that he enjoys whitewashing the fence move the plot forward? It leads to Ben criticizing Tom about his work. It leads to Ben leaving Tom to go find his other friends. It causes Ben to leave and go swimming. It causes Ben to do the whitewashing.

Answer 1

Part A: Option B) He is trying to trick Ben

The Evidence is shown and explained in part B of the question.

Part B: Option D)  "Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but alacrity in his heart. "

Reluctance means 'unwillingness or disinclination to do something', which means that Tom is making it look like he doesn't want to give the brush to him, but with alacrity in his heart which means cheerfulness.

Answer 2

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