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- # CHAPTER IV
## Overview
This entity is [CHAPTER IV](arke:01KG176GDZ8FHDCGGWC8291JQ1), a chapter within the novel [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete](arke:01KG17620ND2Q83R02B18E9MJZ). It spans lines 1286 to 1651 of the source text file [tom_sawyer.txt](arke:01KG0K71QZ8KK7RGEGSNTB5534) and was extracted as part of the digital processing of the full novel. The chapter is one of many in the novel’s structured breakdown and is included in the [More Classics](arke:01KFXT0KM64XT6K8W52TDEE0YS) collection.
## Context
This chapter follows [CHAPTER III](arke:01KG176GHPHYW3S4B3CGJ1DXA9) and precedes [CHAPTER V](arke:01KG176GD861J9F9T90BDAJWFR) in the narrative sequence of Mark Twain’s classic 1876 novel. It was digitally extracted from a plain text version of the book and is preserved as part of a structured archival system designed to enable granular access to literary works. The chapter is composed of seven sequentially ordered text segments known as chunks, each representing a portion of the full chapter.
## Contents
This chapter depicts Tom Sawyer preparing for and attending Sunday school, where he attempts to memorize Bible verses to earn reward tickets. Though he struggles with the task, he manages to accumulate enough tickets—acquired both through study and by trading favors such as whitewashing privileges—to claim a Bible as a prize. The chapter culminates in a humorous and ironic moment when the visiting Judge Thatcher asks Tom to name the first two disciples, and Tom incorrectly answers, “David and Goliah,” exposing the hollowness of the reward system. The scene satirizes religious rote learning and highlights Tom’s cleverness, vanity, and social manipulation, while also exploring themes of reputation, performance, and childhood innocence.
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