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WorksheetsHuck Finn Ch. 1-11 Comprehension Check
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Huck not like about the Widow Douglas?
a)
She mistreats her slave, Jim.
b)
She is stricter than her sister, Miss Watson.
c)
She doesn't let him smoke or cuss.
d)
She forces Huck to pray all of the time.
2.
Which character has a rich imagination that has been greatly influenced by adventure novels?
a)
Jim
b)
Huck
c)
Buck
d)
Tom
3.
What do Huck's prayers tell us about his character?
a)
He is concerned with practical matters.
b)
He wishes to be a better person.
c)
He's hungry.
d)
He's uneducated.
4.
When Tom's gang raids the "Spanish merchants and rich Arabs," what do the boys actually do?
a)
Raid a band of merchants
b)
Terrorize a Sunday School picnic
c)
Disrupt slaves at work
d)
Nothing--they just play pretend
5.
Why does Huck sell his $6,000 fortune to Judge Thatcher?
a)
He is giving and unselfish in nature.
b)
He knows Pap has returned to town.
c)
Huck is afraid he doesn't know how to manage the money.
d)
Judge Thatcher's family has fallen on rough times.
6.
How does Pap regain custody of Huck?
a)
Pap kidnaps Huck.
b)
The new judge misplaces his trust in Pap.
c)
The Widow willingly gives Huck back to Pap.
d)
Huck runs away to be with Pap.
7.
How does Huck escape from Pap?
a)
Pap just lets him go.
b)
Pap drowns.
c)
Huck kills Pap with a shotgun.
d)
Huck fakes his own death.
8.
In his tirades, Pap criticizes
a)
The government
b)
Education
c)
Voting rights of freed slaves
d)
All of the above
9.
Why did Jim run away from Miss Watson?
a)
She beat him.
b)
She sold his family.
c)
Jim was just a sneaky, ungrateful person.
d)
She was going to sell him.
10.
What does Jim discover in the house floating down the river?
a)
A gun
b)
Two robbers
c)
A dead body
d)
Huck
11.
The prank Huck plays on Jim with the dead rattlesnake backfires when
a)
Jim is bitten by the dead rattlesnake's mate
b)
Huck is bitten by the dead rattlesnake's mate
c)
Huck realizes he has brought bad luck upon the two of them
d)
The rattlesnake comes back to life
12.
What does Huck learn from the visit to Mrs. Loftus' house?
a)
Men will be searching Jackson Island for Jim
b)
He is no longer in St. Petersburg
c)
Pap has gotten Huck's $6,000 fortune
d)
Everyone believes Jim is dead
13.
How does Huck feel about not turning in Jim at this point in the novel?
a)
Proud--he thinks slavery is wrong.
b)
Guilty--people will think he's an abolitionist, but he made a promise to Jim
c)
Distraught--he's worried he'll be caught at any moment
d)
Indifferent--these matters don't really matter to Huck one way or the other
14.
Out of the following choices, which character demonstrates the most practical sense, the best understanding of real life?
a)
Tom
b)
Jim
c)
Miss Watson
d)
Huck
15.
Which characters seem to place the most stock in superstitious beliefs (also known as folk wisdom)?
a)
Tom and Huck
b)
Miss Watson and Widow Douglas
c)
Huck and Jim
d)
Tom and Jim
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