THE ADVENTURES OF
HUCKLEBERRY FINN -Mark Twain
What is the source of the fortune that Judge Thatcher is
keeping in trust for Huck? A robber’s stash that Huck and Tom found in a cave.
At the end of the novel, which character informs the others
that Jim is actually a free man? Tom
Which of the following symbolizes bad luck to Huck and Jim?
A shed snakeskin
Which Wilks sister is initially suspicious of Huck? Joanna
How does Huck know that Pap has returned to St. Petersburg? He
sees Pap’s boot print in the snow
What is the name of the wrecked steamboat on which Huck and
Jim encounter the robbers? The Walter Scott
What is Jim’s initial destination when he and Huck start
downriver? The Ohio River
Where does Huck hide the Wilks family gold? In Peter Wilks’s coffin
Down which river do Huck and Jim travel? The Mississippi
What event sets off the final gunfight between the
Shepherdsons and the Grangerfords? Sophia Grangerford’s elopement with a
Shepherdson
How do Huck and Jim initially acquire the raft? They find it during a flood.
What does the “witch pie” that Huck and Tom bake for
Jim contain? A rope ladder
How do the duke and the dauphin dress Jim so that he can
stay on the raft without being tied up? As a sick Arab
What is the name of the town where Huck, Jim, and Tom live
at the novel’s opening?
St.Petersburg
Why does Jim run away from Miss Watson’s? She is planning to sell him, which would
separate him from his family.
What charm does Jim wear around his neck that he says cures
sickness? A five-cent piece
Which of the following is the primary influence on
Tom Sawyer? Adventure novels
“Temperance” refers to the movement designed to abolish
which of the following? Drinking alcohol
What kind of animal does Huck kill as part of the plot to
fake his own death? A pig
Who finally tells Huck that Pap is dead? Jim
Which character gets
shot in Jim’s final “escape”? Tom
Where does Huck go after Sherburn disperses the lynch mob? To the circus
What is Mark Twain’s real name? Samuel Clemens
How does Tom travel to the Phelps farm? By steamboat
Where does Huck intend to go at the novel’s end? The West
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in 1884
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can best be described as:
a social commentary
Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer each received ________ dollars when
they found money that the robbers had hidden in the cave: 6,000 dollars
Huck's Pap returns because he: wants Huck's money
When Jim first sees Huck Finn on the island, he thinks Huck:
is a ghost
Jim runs away from Miss Watson because: she is planning to
sell him to a slave trader who will take him to New Orleans
During their travels down the river, Huck talks to Jim about
all of the following except: women
Tom Sawyer has the other boys form a band of: robbers
Huck escapes to Jackson Island and discovers that: Jim
is there
Mark Twain's approach to the issue of racism in Huckleberry
Finn is that: he sarcastically denounces it.
The river best serves as a symbol of which of the following? freedom
The river provides all of the following: transportation,food, money
and goods.
Jim is all of the following except: foolish
The narrator of the story is: Huck
Huck assumes all of the following identities except: Thomas
Smith
Three main symbols are the: river, money, raft
Greed is present in all of the following except: The
floating bread with quicksilver inside it.
Huck pretends to be _______ when he is caught pretending to
be a girl: an escaped apprentice
The Dauphin represents what historical character the son of
the King of France
The central conflict of the novel is: Huck Finn's internal struggle to come to terms
with himself and society
The Duke and the Dauphin are primarily charletans
With whom does Huck start to fall in love in the novel? Mary
Jane Wilks
From which family do the Duke and the Dauphin try to steal
the inheritance? The Wilks
Which paradox is inherent in Huck Finn's character he has a
realistic approach to life but is superstitious.
Which alias does the Duke adopt for the
performance? (from Chapter 21 | Chapter 22) An actor called David Garrick the Younger.
What prevents Jim from being hanged? Financial
considerations - they'd have to pay his owner for him.
53. In contrast to the expressions of grief acted by the
King and the Duke, what does Huck view as a good thing? (from Chapter 25 |
Chapter 26) Music.
What does Huck call "the horriblest looking outrage I
ever see"? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24) Jim dressed up and painted
as a sick Arab.
What happens two days after the funeral? (from Chapter
27) The King puts the property and
slaves up for sale.
In Chapter 30, what do the King and the Duke accuse each
other of doing? (from Chapter 30) Hiding the money in the coffin.
Where is Aunt Sally's calico dress in Chapter 42? (from
Chapter 42) It's being worn by Jim.
Why is Jim lavishly fussed over by the aunts? (from
Chapter 43) They discover how wonderful Jim was in helping the doctor care for
Tom.
For what reason is Peter Wilks' body to be
exhumed? (from Chapter 29) To see if there is a tattoo on his chest.
Why isn't Lawyer Bell present in Chapter 25? (from
Chapter 25 | Chapter 26) He is on business in Louisville.
At what point do Huck and Tom enter Jim's cabin? (from
Chapter 36) Under his bed.
Which character leaves the raft to check out
Pikesville? (from Chapter 31) The King.
What is the source of the commotion in the cellar in Chapter
27?(from Chapter 27) A dog that has found a rat.
Where does Tom leave an anonymous letter? (from Chapter
39) At the back of the neck of a sleeping slave.
Who is the servant, Adolphus? (from Chapter 23 |
Chapter 24) Huck Finn.
What does Huck see behind the smokehouse in Chapter 35?(from
Chapter 35) An old rusty saw.
Why does Huck dress as a servant girl? (from Chapter
39) Tom persuades him that the anonymous letters must be delivered by a servant
girl.
Who is Aunt Sally's sister? (from Chapter 33) Tom's
mother.
What explanation for Tom's absence does Huck give Uncle
Silas in Chapter 41? (from Chapter 41) He says he has gone to the post
office to see what is going on.
How had Tom planned to compensate Jim for the problems he
caused him? (from Chapter 43) To have further river adventures and have a
brass band procession.
How does the doctor rate Huck as a liar? (from Chapter
29) Poorly.
What is the slave guard afraid of? (from Chapter 34) Witches.
How does Huck describe the Spanish moss he sees? (from
Chapter 31) "Like long gray beards."
In Chapter 35, what does Tom instruct Huck to do? (from
Chapter 35) Steal three knives.
How do they all make good their escape from the villagers in
Chapter 23? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24) They sneak back to the raft and
set off down the river.
How much do Tom and Huck each receive when they found the money the robbers hid
in the cave? $6,000
Huck's Pap returns because he: Wants Huck's money
Tom Sawyer has the other boys form a band of: Robbers
Huck pretends to be _______ when he is caught pretending to
be a girl:An escaped apprentice
From which family do the Duke and the Dauphin try to steal
the inheritance? The Wilks
Huck escapes to Jackson Island and discovers that:Jim is
there
The narrator of the story is:Huck
Jim and Huck are trying to reach which town during their
trip downriver? Cairo.
Why does Huck go along with Tom Sawyer?s cruel games with
Jim at the Phelps Farm?Huck is still impressed by what Tom represents of
"society.".
Which of the following characters gets shot in Jim's final
"escape"? Tom.
Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn was first published in 1884.
In Chapter 31, Huck's decision about whether or not to turn
in Jim means Huck decides to go to hell
rather than turn his friend in to Miss Watson..
The river best serves as a symbol of freedom.
What happens in the fog at Cairo, Illinois? a. Huck makes
fun of Jim's dreaminterpretation of the "trash" on the raft, but
later apologizes b. Jim and Huck get separated.
The story Jim tells Huck about Elizabeth shows that a. Jim
misses his family and has feelings identical to those of white
fathers. b. Jim is a good father.
At the Phelps Farm, Tom agrees to help Jim because he knows
Jim is really free anyway.
A central narrative pattern in Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn involves Huck's lying.
When Huck sees the Duke and the King tarred and feathered,
he says, "It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race."
This quote is an example ofHuck's unwillingness to participate in society.
Who says that you can
"rub an old tin lamp or an iron ring, and then the genies come tearing in,
with the thunder and lightning a-ripping around and the smoke a-rolling, and
everything they're told to do they up and do it. They don't think nothing of .
. . belting a Sunday School superintendent over the head . . . or any other
man"? Tom Sawyer.
When Huck meets Aunt Sally for the first time, he makes up
what excuse for his being late? The boat he was on "went
aground." b. The boat he was on blew out a cylinder-head. A black
man was killed.
The climax of Huck's adventures occurs when Jim is freed and
Huck finds out his father is dead.
As author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain
can be called a. the inventor of the modern vernacular narrator b. a
satirist of the "American" values of his day.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been criticized and
censored for a. leading boys to swear, smoke, and neglect Sunday
School b. using the word "nigger" c. its comic and satiric
treatment of painful racial issues.
In response to Huck's comment that a black man was killed,
Aunt Sally comments, "Well, it's lucky; because sometimes people do get
hurt.".
Who teaches Huck to act like a girl? Judith Loftus.
The King and the Duke are a couple of con men.
Pap Finn returns because he wants his money.
Who has the single longest speech in the novel? Pap.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can best be described as
social commentary b. an
adventure novel c. a humor novel
The Dauphin represents which historical character? the son
of Louis XVI.
why does Huckleberry Finn run away from home? He is afraid Pap will kill him..
Judging from all of his narrative puzzles, Twain may be
viewed as a Trickster.
