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Written response: Imagine that you are Tom Sawyer. Write a 3-4 paragraph letter to Muff Potter.
In your letter you should explain:
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The risks you faced if you told
Why you decided to tell
Concerns you have now that you’ve told
Base your letter on what you have read in chapters 23-26. Address all three bullet points and be careful to use
your own words.
Begin your letter, “Muff, I apologize for keeping mum so long…”
Write between 3-4 paragraphs
Dear Muff Potter,
Muff, I apologize for keeping mum so long. However, I was afeard that Joe
would come after me. After watching him kill Doc Robinson so easily, I knew that
he would kill me just the same if he found out I was there. Also, Huck and I swore
in a blood oath that we would not tell or else we would drop down dead.