Huck Finn Ch. 1-18

Why does Twain have Huck fake his death?

• to show that he can fool a whole town
• to get away from the widow's abuse
• to sneak off with Jim
• to show Huck is more moral than the rest

What's the promise Huck makes Jim when they first meet?

• Huck won't turn Jim in
• Huck won't ever leave Jim's side
• Huck will give him $500 of his money when he gets it back from Judge Thatcher
• Huck will send Jim down South

What did Jim not want Huck to look at in the abandoned house?

• a dead body
• the calico dresses
• a diary
• a rattlesnake

Who is Sarah Williams?

• Huck Finn when cross-dressing
• a local judge
• Huck's aunt
• the widow who looks after Huck

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Why does Judith Loftus have Huck thread a needle and throw lead at rats?

• to see if he's really a girl
• to hire him as an apprentice
• to tell his fortune
• to help around the house since her husband ins't around

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In the end, how does Huck fool Judith Loftus, the heplful lady who has him thread a needle and throw lead at rats?

• by lying even more
• by successfully disguising himself as a girl
• by tricking her with a mental puzzle
• by bringing Jim as a distraction

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Why does Huck think of Tom and his adventures when exploring the shipwrecked boat?

• to contrast the adventures

• to show Huck wants to be with Tom more than anyone

• to say that Jim should go get Tom

• to highlight the friendship between the two protagonists

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How does Jim react when he thinks Huck is lying to him about being split up in the fog?

• he suspects Huck is tricking him and slowly believes Huck
• he hits Huck in the head with the back of his hand
• he leaves the raft and heads ashore
• he tells a bigger lie to throw off Huck

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How does Huck react when Jim shames him for lying to Jim?

• Huck feels remorse and apologizes
• Huck shrugs off the issue
• Huck prays to God
• Huck argues with Jim that he doesn't have to apologize because Jim is a slave

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How does Huck prevent the two men with guns from seeing the man on his raft (Jim)?

• he lies using reverse pyschology and false illness
• he told the men the truth and they let him go
• he distracted them and ran off
• Tom came just at the right moment and Tom knew one of the men