As inflation increased and the Roman Empire experienced greater political instability, C) violent unrest occurred.
Tom Sawyer convinces Aunt Polly that dreams can hold truth when he told her that he had a dream about the night he went "missing" and she was sitting in her rocking chair and after she fell asleep he kissed her on the head. She later on found out that he was there the whole time and it was not a dream.
Because he wants to show he is knowledgeable and trustworthy