The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn & The Canoe Trip

Part A- In Huckleberry Finn, why do Jim and Huck jump off their raft?

• They want to hide from the pilot of the steamboat.

• They hear the steamboat engines start again.

• They want to find canoes to buy along the shore.

• They are alerted to danger by yells from the steamboat.

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Part B- Which excerpt from the passage best supports the answer in #1?

• "There was a yell at us, and a jingling of bells to stop the engines" (paragraph 2)

• "sometimes the wheel bites off a sweep, and then the pilot sticks his head out and laughs" (paragraph 2)

• "Well, here she comes, and we said she was going to try and shave us" (paragraph 2)

• "I dived—and I aimed to find the bottom, too, for a thirty-foot wheel had got to go over me" (paragraph 3)

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Why does the author use figurative language in this sentence?

"She was a big one, and she was coming in a hurry, too, looking like a black cloud with rows of glow-worms around it; but all of a sudden she buldged out, big and scary, with a long row of wide-open furnace doors shining like red-hot teeth, and her monstrous bows and guards hanging right over us." (paragraph 2)

• It shows that Huck thinks the steamboat looks large and menacing.

• It shows that Huck thinks a large animal is chasing after them.

• It shows that Huck would rather be riding on the steamboat than on the raft.

• It shows that Huck has a hard time seeing while sitting on the dark water.

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Which of the following best explains the overall theme of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

• A dark gray night, almost foggy, makes it easy to get lost on the river.

• Steamboats are hard to see on the river until they are close.

• On dark, foggy nights, steamboats pose a danger to smaller boats as they go upstream.

• Steamboat pilots don't like raftsmen and will not stop for them.

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Part B- Which line from the passage best supports the answer in Question #4?

• “Well, the night got gray and ruther thick, which is the next meanest thing to fog.” (paragraph 1)

• “but nights like this they bull right up the channel against the whole river” (paragraph 1)

• “We could hear her pounding along, but we didn’t see her good till she was close.” (paragraph 2)

• “and of course that boat started her engines again ten seconds after she stopped them, for they never cared much for raftsmen” (paragraph 3)

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Based on paragraphs 4–7 of "The Canoe Trip," what can the reader infer about Catherine?

• She is not as comfortable on the water as the narrator.

• She never wanted to go on the canoe in the first place.

• She would prefer to do less paddling.

• She believes she is better at canoeing than her friend.

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Part A: How does the author develop the narrator's point of view in "The Canoe Trip"?

• by including the narrator's thoughts and feelings

• by including a description of the narrator

• by including a description of Catherine

• by including what others say to the narrator

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Part B: What sentence from the passage best shows when the narrator's feelings toward Catherine become more positive?

• "Not too far, I think—I bet it's just around the bend." (paragraph 5)

• "It really was windy, and we were going to have to cooperate if we wanted to get the canoe back to the cabin." (paragraph 8)

• "Sure enough, as soon as we rounded the bend again, we were able to see the cabin." (paragraph 10)

• "We dragged the canoe up onto the beach and collapsed on the blanket, exhausted." (paragraph 10)

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How does the setting impact the plot in "The Canoe Trip"?

• The beautiful, sunny, warm weather was the main reason the characters wanted to go out on the canoe.

• The shift of the weather when it became increasingly windy caused additional conflicts the characters had to solve.

• The weather caused it to be so dark the characters got lost and couldn't find their way back.

• The geographic location made it impossible for the girls to return to the cabin and caused their parents to worry.

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Use Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and "The Canoe Trip" to answer the question: What is one similarity in the way the main characters work through their conflicts in both passages?

• Both main characters resolve their conflicts by focusing on the needs of another character.

• Both main characters rely on another character to help them out of their situations.

• Both main characters end up not being able to resolve the conflict and find a resolution.

• Both main characters think clearly and act quickly to get through their conflict.

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