AP Lang- Huck Finn Practice Test Questions

true/false: huck opens the novel by referencing the adventures of tom sawyer

true ("You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," but that ain't no matter.)

how much money did huck and tom get at the end of the adventures of tom sawyer?

$6,000 each

true/false: widow douglas and miss watson are cousins

false (sisters)

why does huck not like living with miss watson and widow douglas? (ch.1)

he doesn't like that they are trying to "sivilize" him

what does miss watson tell huck to get him to behave? (ch.1)

she says huck will go "to the bad place" if he misbehaves

what is the first indication that huck is superstitious? (ch.1)

he kills a spider and worries that bad luck will follow him (ch.1)

what do huck and tom do at midnight in the beginning of the book? (ch.1-ch.2)

they sneak out of widow douglas' house and are almost caught by jim

what does tom do to jim while he is sleeping when they first escape from widow douglas' house? (ch.2)

he takes jim's hat and hangs it on a tree

true/false: tom and huck's band of robbers is called "Tom and Huck's Gang"

false ("Tom Sawyer's Gang" ch.2)

what is the punishment for one of the boys telling the gang's secrets in Tom Sawyer's Gang? (ch.2)

they will cut his throat and then kill that boy's family

what does huck say is the compromise for him not having a family to kill if he goes against the gang? (ch.2)

huck offers miss watson as his family and says "they could kill her."

who says this quote: "seen it in books; and so of course that's what we've got to do." (ch.2)

tom

true/false: tom uses pirate books as a reference to base his gang off of robbers and murderers (ch.2)

true

who scolds huck because of his dirty clothes? (ch.3)

miss watson

what does huck pray for in chapter 3?

fishhooks

true/false: huck is sad when he is told pap was found dead from drowning in the river (ch.3)

false (he is worried because he does not believe it is him and is scared that pap will come back and be violent again)

what does the tom sawyer gang do before it disbands? (ch.3)

attempt to rob a sunday school picnic

how does huck know pap is back? (ch.4)

he sees a footprint in the snow with a cross carved in the heel

what does huck do immediately after realizing pap is back? (ch.4)

he tries to persuade judge thatcher to take his money for himself

what does jim use to predict huck's fortune? (ch.4)

a hairball

what does huck ask jim when he is telling his fortune? (ch.4)

huck asks him if he can predict what pap will do and where he will stay

what is jim's fortune for huck? (ch.4)

he says that there are two angels hovering over pap and huck (one white and one black) and he does not know which way they both will decide to live their lives

who is this describing: his hair is "long and tangled and greasy," his face is extremely pale, and his clothes are in rags

pap

what does pap criticize about huck when he first sees him? (ch.4)

how clean huck is in comparison to himself and then how huck is trying to be more of a man than his father since he is getting an education

true/false: pap tries to get huck's money from judge thatcher and gain custody of huck the day after he returns

true(ch.5-6)

true/false: pap succeeds in getting huck's money from judge thatcher (ch.5-6)

false (he only succeeds in taking a dollar or two directly from huck, and usually spent it on alcohol ch.5-6)

why does the new judge grant custody of huck to pap? (ch.5-6)

he says "he'd druther not take a child away from its father"

how does pap break his arm? (ch.5-6)

pap sneaks out of the judge's house after being invited over and breaks his arm after getting "drunk as a fiddler."

true/false: huck attends school just to spite pap (ch.5-6)

true

why does pap kidnap huck? (ch.5-6)

the widow tells pap to stop loitering around her house and pap gets mad

true/false: a man comes to the cabin where pap kept huck and tries to free huck

true (ch.5-6)

what does pap do to the man that comes to save huck? (ch.5-6)

he drives him off with a shotgun

what happens on the same night huck decides to escape from pap? (ch.6)

pap gets extremely drunk and begins to denounce the government for its laws and the positive treatment of african americans and he then falls asleep only to wake huck up by calling him the "angel of death"

how does huck escape the cabin (ch.7)

he escapes through a hole he sawed in the cabin wall

true/false: huck takes the cabin supplies to put in the canoe

true (ch.7)

how does huck fake his death? (ch.7)

he shoots a wild hog and uses its blood to make it look like he was murdered

what island does huck reach when he escapes from the cabin where he was being held by pap? (ch.7)

jackson's island

what is significant about huck waking up to a ferryboat firing a cannon? (ch.8)

he knows that this will bring a drowned body to the surface and realizes that they must be searching for him

what is another way that was used to find a dead body? (ch.8)

a loaf of bread filled with quicksilver

true/false: when huck sees campfire ashes on the island he leaves the island on his canoe

false (he climbs a tree and then his curiosity brings him back to the camp site where he sees Jim) (ch.8)

what does jim think when he first sees huck on the island? (ch.8)

he thinks huck is a ghost

why did jim run away from st. petersburg? (ch.8)

he found out miss watson was going to sell him to new orleans

where do huck and jim hide their canoe and supplies while on jackson island? (ch.9)

a cavern on a steep ridge

true/false: rain comes after jim predicted it

true (ch.8 is when he predicted it, rain comes in ch.9)

how many days does the river rise for because of the storm? (ch.9)

10-12 days

what do they see in the house that is drifting along the river? (ch.9-10)

a dead body

why does jim say huck shouldn't look at the dead body's face? (ch.9)

he says "...it's too gashly."

what do they find in the two-story frame house? (ch.9-10)

they find "old speckled straw hat" along with clothes, bottles, and other items

why does jim say he doesn't want to discuss the dead man? (ch.10)

he says it would bring bad luck and the man could "ha'nt us."

what do they find in an overcoat in the frame house? (ch.10)

eight dollars

what prank does huck play on jim in chapter 10?

he places a dead rattlesnake at the foot of jims blanket

how does hucks prank backfire in chapter 10?

the dead snake's friend comes and bites jim on the foot when he goes to sleep

what happens to jim after he gets bitten by the snake? (ch.10)

he is sick for several days and uses pap's whisky to kill the pain of the snakebite

how does huck sneak into town? (ch.10)

he disguises himself as a girl

what does huck say his name is when he goes to the woman's house and pretends to be a girl? (ch.11)

"sarah williams from hookerville"

true/false: people suspected pap murdered huck but then came to the conclusion that is was jim who murdered huck when people found out he ran away

true (ch.11)

how much money is being rewarded for jim and pap? (ch.11)

$300 for jim, $200 for huck

true/false: the woman never suspected that huck was on jackson's island

false (she thinks she knows where Jim could be hiding bc she is sure she saw smoke coming from the island ch.11)

true/false: the woman realizes huck is not a girl

true (ch.11)

who says this quote: "there ain't a minute to lose. they're after us!" (ch.11)

huck says it to jim when he learns that the woman's husband is coming to jackson's island to investigate the smoke he saw

when do huck and jim travel on their raft along the river? (ch.12-13)

they travel at night in the dark to avoid getting caught

after how many nights of traveling on the river do they see the walter scott steamboat on a rock (past st. louis) that they go and explore? (ch.12-13)

on the 5th night they explore

what do huck and jim overhear while on the walter scott steamboat? (ch.12-13)

two robbers have tied up a third and are going to leave the tied man to death on the boat because they are scared of sinking with the wreckage

what does jim discover when he tries to untie the third man? (ch.12-13)

he discovers their raft has broken loose and floated away

what do huck and jim do to escape the walter scott steamboat?

they steal the robber's skiff and sail away

what does huck tell the ferryboat watchman? (ch.12-13)

huck says his family is tied up on the walter scott wreckage (the steamboat)

true/false: Huck sees the steamboat wreckage sink

true (ch.12-13)

what is the name of the steamboat that was wrecked?

the walter scott

true/false: while jim is excited about the loot they got from the walter scott wreckage, huck is worried that they got caught or drowned in the river

false (huck is excited, jim is worried ch.14)

do huck and jim agree with king solomon's logic and wisdom while reading books on romantic figures such as kings, dukes, and earls?

no they do not (ch.14)

what is huck and jim's plan after they anticipate getting to cairo, illinois? (ch.15)

after reaching cairo in 3 days (anticipated), they want to take the river up to ohio river up to the free states where jim would be free

what happens on the second night of their voyage to cairo? (ch.15-16)

jim and huck get separated because of a strong current and dense fog

true/false: huck is in tears after being reunited with jim

false (jim is in tears) (ch.15-16)

what does huck do after him and jim find each other after the fog? (ch.15-16)

huck tells jim he was dreaming and that he was on the raft the entire night, and jim realizes huck was lying

what does jim say after realizing jim was lying to him about dreaming of their separation? (ch.15-16)

he says that only "trash" would treat a friend like that

true/false: huck apologizes to jim and feels ashamed after lying to him

true (ch.15-16)

true/false: huck starts to feel uneasy about helping a slave escape

true (ch.15-16)

what does jim say that makes huck want to turn him in? (ch.15-16)

he says that he will steal his children out of slavery if necessary

true/false: huck ends up covering for jim when he runs into townspeople

true (ch.15-16)

why did huck and jim pass cairo? (ch.15-16)

there was too much fog

how do huck and jim get separated again? (ch.15-16)

a steamboat wrecks the raft after they decide to buy a canoe to go further up north

where does huck end up after separating from jim? (ch.17-18)

at the grangerford family's log house

why are the grangerfords reluctant to trust huck? (ch.17-18)

they want to make sure he is not a part of the shepherdson family

what does huck tell the grangerfords about himself? (ch.17-18)

he says his name is george jackson and he fell off of a passing steamboat

who is the grangerford's son that is huck's age? (ch.17-18)

buck

what does huck admire about the grangerfords house? (ch.17-18)

large fireplaces, ornate door locks, elaborate decor, and morbid paintings and poetry of Emmeline, a deceased daughter of the Grangerfords

what do the grangerfords and shepherdsons share? (ch.17-18)

a steamboat landing

when buck and huck go hunting, what does buck do? (ch.17-18)

he takes a shot at harvey shepherdson, but misses

what does huck notice while running away from harvey with buck? (ch.17-18)

he notices that harvey could've shot buck but rode away instead

why are the grangerfords and shepherdsons feuding? (ch.17-18)

no one remembers since it has been going on for so long

when does huck find jim again after being separated the second time? (ch.17-18)

while huck delivers a message for sophia grangerford, he is taken out to the swamp by the slaves and sees jim by the tree

what causes a gun fight between the grangerfords and shepherdsons that leaves many men on both sides of the family, including buck, killed? (ch. 17-18)

sophia grangerford elopes with harvey shepherdson

true/false: huck is happy he went on shore because he got to meet new people

false (huck regretsever coming ashore and cannot tell us "all that happened" because it would make him sick to do so) (ch. 17-18)

how does huck come across the con artists? (ch.19-20)

while looking for berries in a creek

what is happening with the con artists when huck finds them? (ch.19-20)

they are being chased by dogs

who does the 70 y/o con man claim to be? (ch.19-20)

the "dauphin," the son of king louis XVI and heir to the french throne

who does the 30 y/o con man claim to be? (ch.19-20)

the duke of bridgewater

where do huck, jim, the duke, and the dauphin land the first time? (ch.19-20)

below the one-horse town of pokeville which is deserted because of a nearby camp meeting

when the dauphin goes to the meeting in pokeville, what happens? (ch.19-20)

the townspeople sing hymns and go up to the pulpit for forgiveness. he professes to be an old pirate who has reformed and seen the errors of his past, passes around a hat after bursting into tears and gets $87 and a jug of whiskey

what does the duke do when he goes to the printing shop? (ch.19-20)

he prints fliers claiming jim as a runaway slave from new orleans