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from chapter 2
he began to think of the fun he had planned for this day, and his sorrows multiplied. soon the free boys would come tripping along on all sorts of delicious expeditions, and they would make a world of fun of him for having to work—the very thought of it burnt him like fire. he got out his worldly wealth and examined it—bits of toys, marbles, and trash; enough to buy an exchange of work, maybe, but not half enough to buy so much as half an hour of pure freedom. so he returned his straitened means to his pocket, and gave up the idea of trying to buy the boys. at this dark and hopeless moment an inspiration burst upon him! nothing less than a great, magnificent inspiration.
he took up his brush and went tranquilly to work. ben rogers hove in sight presently—the very boy, of all boys, whose ridicule he had been dreading. bens gait was the hop-skip-and-jump—proof enough that his heart was light and his anticipations high. he was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong, for he was personating a steamboat. as he drew near, he slackened speed, took the middle of the street, leaned far over to starboard and rounded to ponderously and with laborious pomp and circumstance—for he was personating the big missouri, and considered himself to be drawing nine feet of water. he was boat and captain and engine-bells combined, so he had to imagine himself standing on his own hurricane-deck giving the orders and executing them:
\stop her, sir! ting-a-ling-ling!\ the headway ran almost out, and he drew up slowly toward the sidewalk.
\ship up to back! ting-a-ling-ling!\ his arms straightened and stiffened down his sides.
\set her back on the starboard! ting-a-ling-ling! chow! ch-chow-wow! chow!\ his right
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question 1
what inspiration bursts upon tom sawyer as he returns his \straitened means\ to his pocket at the beginning of the excerpt? refer to evidence in the text to explain your answer.
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Explanation:

Answer:

Tom Sawyer is inspired to pretend that whitewashing the fence is an enjoyable, exclusive activity to trick other boys into wanting to do it for him, as suggested by his thought that "the free boys would come tripping along on all sorts of delicious expeditions, and they would make a world of fun of him for having to work" leading him to find a "great, magnificent inspiration."