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TomTom is a boy who escapes punishment, skips school, and tries to hide his swimming.First seen in chapter 1
Aunt PollyAunt Polly struggles between affection for Tom and her duty to punish his misbehavior.First seen in chapter 1
SidSid exposes the wrong thread on Tom's collar, revealing his attempt to conceal his swimming.First seen in chapter 1
JimJim is someone Tom tries to persuade to exchange chores before Aunt Polly interrupts.First seen in chapter 2
Joe HarperJoe Harper commands the opposing army in a mock battle that Tom's boys win.First seen in chapter 3
Amy LawrenceAmy Lawrence is the girl Tom forgets when an unfamiliar girl catches his attention.First seen in chapter 3
MaryMary helps Tom learn verses and makes him wash and dress for Sunday school.First seen in chapter 4
Judge ThatcherJudge Thatcher questions Tom after he claims a Bible with tickets obtained through trading.First seen in chapter 4
HuckHuck discusses wart cures with Tom and agrees to visit the graveyard at midnight.First seen in chapter 6
Injun JoeInjun Joe kills Doctor Robinson during a graveyard fight and blames the unconscious Muff Potter.First seen in chapter 9
Muff PotterMuff Potter helps dig up a body and accepts Joe's account that he killed Robinson.First seen in chapter 9
Doctor RobinsonDoctor Robinson watches Potter and Joe dig up a body, then refuses their demand for extra payment.First seen in chapter 9
Widow DouglasWidow Douglas is the target of a violent revenge plot that Huck discovers.First seen in chapter 29

Chapter 1
Tom escapes Aunt Polly, skips school, and returns from a fight with damaged clothes.
Chapter 2
Tom makes whitewashing seem desirable and gets other boys to pay for turns at his chore.
Chapter 6
Tom arranges a midnight graveyard visit with Huck and wins Becky's attention at school.
Chapter 7
Tom and Becky promise to marry, but his mention of Amy Lawrence upsets her.
Chapter 9
Tom and Huck witness Injun Joe kill Doctor Robinson and place the blame on Muff Potter.
Chapter 10
Fearing Injun Joe's revenge, Tom and Huck seal their silence with a blood oath.
Chapter 11
Potter faces a murder accusation, while Tom secretly brings him gifts in jail.
Chapter 13
Tom, Joe, and Huck take a raft to Jackson’s Island to live as pirates.
Chapter 15
Tom secretly visits home and hears his family mourning the boys as drowned.
Chapter 17
The three boys appear alive at their funeral, turning the village's grief into celebration.
Chapter 19
Aunt Polly discovers Tom's bark message and forgives him after learning he meant to comfort her.
Chapter 20
Tom accepts blame and a beating for the page Becky accidentally tears in the schoolmaster's book.
Chapter 21
During public school performances, a lowered cat removes the master's wig and exposes his gilded scalp.
Chapter 23
Tom identifies Injun Joe as the killer at Potter's trial, and Joe escapes through a window.
Chapter 25
Tom and Huck dig unsuccessfully for treasure and decide to search a haunted house.
Chapter 26
Hidden upstairs, Tom and Huck watch Injun Joe and his companion uncover gold in the haunted house.
Chapter 28
Tom finds Injun Joe asleep in the tavern room and flees without locating the treasure box.
Chapter 29
While Tom explores the cave with picnickers, Huck discovers a plot against Widow Douglas and seeks armed help.
Chapter 30
The town discovers Tom and Becky are missing, and searchers enter the cave without finding them.
Chapter 31
Lost inside the cave, Tom and Becky face hunger and darkness, and Tom encounters Injun Joe.
Chapter 32
Tom and Becky return home, and Tom later learns the cave entrance has been sealed.
Chapter 33
Injun Joe is found dead inside the cave, and Tom leads Huck to the hidden treasure.
Chapter 34
The widow offers Huck a home, and Tom reveals the gold he and Huck will share.
Chapter 35
Huck runs away from the widow's rules, but Tom persuades him to try her household again.
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