Huckleberry Finn
What character is Huck’s father: Pap
What literary device is being used in the following quote: “the leaves rustled in the woods ever so mournful; . . . and the wind was trying to whisper something to me” : personification
Which character is being described in the quote: “He hadn’t anything but a shirt, and he was very frowzy-headed. He came in gaping and digging one fist in his eyes, and he was dragging a gun” Buck Grangerford
How did Huck meet the king and the duke: He went ashore to look for berries and they ran to him to escape the people chasing them
Which character sees through Huck’s first disguise: Judith Loftus
What is Hucks motivation for boarding the wrecked steamboat: To be like Tom Sawyer and have an adventure
How does twain create a mood of foreboding when Huck and Jim first approach the wrecked steamboat? The Imagery of the storm
Which character is being described “Sometimes [she] would take me one side and talk about Providence in a way to make a body’s mouth water” Widow Douglas
How are Huck and Jim alike? Both looking for freedom
What is the name of the person who inversts Huck’s money? Judge Thatcher
Which is NOT a symbol used in the novel? Green light
Why did the ferry boat shoot cannon balls and float loaves of bread with mercury inside? They were searching for Huck’s corpse
Which characters are frauds and cheaters? Duke and King
Which character sees through Huck’s first disguise? Judith Loftus
Which character says, “Yes en I’s rich now, come to look at it. I owns myself, en I’s with eight hund’d dollars.I wisht I had de money I wouldn’t want no mo.” Jim
Which river serves as the setting for the novel? Mississippi River
Which event occurs first in the story? A snake bites Jim
What is the name of the person who invest Huck’s money? Judge Thatcher
When Huck says, “ If I never learnt nothing else out of Pap, I learnt that the best way to get along with his kind of people is to let them have their own way.” he is referring to: His decision to keep quiet about the Duke and the King being frauds
What is Huck’s motivation for boarding the wrecked steamboat? To be like Tom Sawer and have an adventure
Which character says, “We ain’t burglars. That ain’t no sort of style. We are highway men.” Tom Sawyer
Who is the narrator? Huck Finn
Twain contrasts life on the raft with life on the shore. Which of the following statements is NOT true? Life on the raft is often uncomfortable, while life on land provides comfort and safety
Which of the following would be a reasonable inference about the motivation of the king and the duke to travel with Huck and Jim? They plan to take advantage of Huck and Jim
Which character says, “Call this a government! Why, just look at it and see what it’s like.” Pap
What is the most likely cause of Paps anger at Hucks education and good living situation? Pap feels inferior to Huck
What does Jim’s forethought to store their possessions in the cavern demonstrate? Jim possesses practical knowledge
Which character does this quote describe: “She warn’t particular, she could write about anything you choose to give her to write about, just so it was sadful.” Emmeline Granderford
Which character is being described in this quote: “He hadn’t on anything but a shirt, and he was very frowzy-headed. He came in gaping and digging one fist in his eyes, and he was draggin a gun.” Buck Grangerford
Where do the con men (the duke and the dauphin) act out their first swindle? A church “camp meeting”
From which POV is the story told: First person huck
How did Huck meet the king and the duke? He went ashore to look for berries and they ran to him to escape people chasing him
What is ironic about the topic of the Sunday sermon when Huck attends church with the Grangerfords? It was about brotherly love
Which of the following statements is an accurate characterization of Pap? He is an alcoholic and used to abuse Huck
Which of the following statements is an accurate characterization of Tom Sawyer? He enjoys imaginative games based on stories he has read.
Who do the people from Huck’s town believe is responsible for Huck’s murder? Some think Pap; others Jim
Which character elopes? Miss Sophia
What is the purpose of telling the story of Old Hank Bunker (who was buried between two barn doors) immediately following Jim’s bout with the snakebite? Comic Relief
Who is being described by this quote: “ Do you reckon [he] would ever go by this thing? Not for pie, he wouldn’t. He’d call it an adventure - thats what he’d call it; and he’d land on that wreck” Tom Saywer
Which character explains, “Well . . . a feud is this way. A man has a quarrel with another man, and kills him; then that other man’s older brother kills him”: Buck Grangerford
What is the name of Miss Watson’s slave? Jim
What is suggested by Jim addressing Huck with terms such as “honey” and “chile”: Jim fulfills the role of the father
How does Twain use darkness when Huck is aboard the wrecked steamboat? All of these
Which character reasons, “I begun to think how dreadful it was, even for murderers, to be in such a fix.” Huck
Who has a feud with the Shepherdsons? The Grandgerfords
While in the company of the new judge, what was most likely Pap’s motivation for expressing remorse and saying he plans to change? To deceive the Judge
What is the name of the town where Huck’s adventure begins? St. Petersburg
Which character is part of a gang of murderers on a sinking steamboat? Jim Turner
Who is Huck’s guardian? Widow Douglas
Whose left boot left a small cross imprint? Pap
Matching/Identify
St. Petersburg: The small town in Missouri where Huck grows up
Cairo: The southernmost city in Illinois, the midpoint of Ohio and Mississippi rivers where Huck and Jim plan to stop.
Huck Finn: Main character/narrator, known for his rebellious and adventurous spirit
Tom Sawyer: Huck's friend that he goes on adventures with, found the money with Huck
Widow Douglas: Kind and compassionate woman who takes Huck in and tries to “civilize” him, represents values of morality and religion
Miss Watson: Widow Douglas’ sister and Hucks legal guardian, strict and religious woman who represents the traditional southern values.
Pap: Huck’s awful father who is an alcoholic and abusive, just wants Hucks money
Judge Thatcher: Town Judge and respected community figure, “bought” Hucks money so it would be illegal for Pap to steal it
Jim: Miss Watson's slave, runs away to seek freedom, Joins Huck on his journey down the Mississippi river
Judith Loftus: A woman Huck met when he went into town, she tells him rumors about him and Jim and what is being suspected. She also unmasks Hucks girl disguise.
Jim Turner: One of the men Huck traps on the wrecked steamboat, the one who is a murderer
The Grangerfords: Wealthy, nice family, nice house, feuding with Shepardsons
Miss Sophia: One of the beautiful Grangerford daughters, elopes with Shepherdson boy and causes the feud to explode
Emmeline: Grangerford daughter who was a poet and painter that died young, graveyard girl, death was a recurring theme in her art
The Duke: conman, teeth whitener that ruins teeth,
The King: conman, temperance revivals preaching against drinking, then goes and drinks the peoples alcohol
They both lie by telling Huck and Jim they are royalty
Met Huck and Jim because they were being chased and Huck syphathized with that and invited
them on their raft
Brash- Offensively bold; brazen
Contrite- Extremely apologetic; remorseful; or repent
Contrive- Make or work out a plan for; scheme; to make something happen
Dismal- Gloomy; dreary; cheerless
Dissipate- To cause to separate and go in different directions; to break apart and scatter
Earnest- Serious and sincere - not lighthearted or playful
Fret- Worry unnecessarily or excessively
Haughty- Arrogant; having or showing a proud and superior attitude
Illustrious- Eminent; admired and respected because of greatness or achievement
Jabber- Talk rapidly; indistinctly, incoherently, or nonsensically
Meddle- To involve oneself in a matter without invitation or permission
Ornery- Having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubborn
Outlandish- Freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd; bizzare
Prowl- Move about stealthily, usually in search of something
Ransacked- Searched thoroughly or vigorously through
Seedy- Shabby; run down; debilitated or decayed
Skiff- A small boat
Spry- Lively; moving quickly and lightly; nimble; full of life
Tribute- A gift or statement made in acknowledgment; gratitude
Wence- To draw back or tense in the body; flinch as from pain