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1. 1.

   Was Tom successful in waking Sid up? What do you think he should try next?

2. 2.

   How do you think Aunt Polly felt when she came to Tom's room?

3. 3.

   State whether the following sentences are true or false.

   1. School life was fun for Tom.
   2. Tom tried very hard to find some ailment as an excuse to be absent from school.
   3. Tom decided to use his sore toe, inspired by the tale of another man's battle with an illness that could have caused him to lose a finger.
   4. Sid deliberately remained unaware of Tom's supposed misery.
   5. Tom had to disturb Sid's sleep in order to make him notice his painful condition.
   6. Tom pretended that he was leaving the world with no grudges against anyone.
   7. On being informed that his toe was 'mortified', Tom's aunt was angry with him.
   8. Dental instruments were used by Tom's aunt to pull out his teeth.
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks with words from the lesson.

   1. Tom's hope to stay home on account of _________________ pain soon disappeared.
   2. He decided to keep his _________________ problem in reserve, else his aunt's treatment of it would hurt him.
   3. _________________ slept soundly, unaware of Tom's intentions and actions.
   4. Sid was alarmed and _________________ on seeing Tom's condition.
   5. Sid declared to Aunt Polly that Tom was _________________.
   6. Accompanied by _________________ and Sid, Aunt Polly rushed to check on Tom.
   7. When told to stop acting about his aches and pains, Tom felt a little _________________.
   8. Aunt Polly realised that the entire scene had been staged by Tom to go _________________ instead of going to school.
5. 5.

   Why was Tom always found to be miserable on Monday morning?

6. 6.

   Which lucky condition did Tom discover about himself while scanning his body for some illness?