Read the following passage.
Tom was a young, imaginative and mischievous twelve-year old boy. Tom’s mother had passed away. He was living with his Aunt Polly on the banks of the river Mississippi. She loved him as much as she loved her sister. The aunt knew that “If you spare the rod, you will spoil the child”, (Tom Paints the Fence)
Now, answer the following questions.
1. What kind of a boy was Tom Sawyer?
2. Who was he living with?
3. Why was he living with her/him?
4. Where were they living?
5. What did the aunt know?