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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapters 5-6 review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Huck for the first time is unafraid of his father. How do you account for this change

a)

He feels he has gotten superhero powers.

b)

He states that God will protect him.

c)

He knows the sisters will come to his aid.

d)

After looking at him he realizes how aged, withered and sickly he's looking.

2.

Reread the second paragraph of the chapter in which Huck describes his father. What is the effect of the imagery?

a)

disgust and repugnance

b)

sorrow and pity

c)

anger and satisfaction

d)

repentance and guilt

3.

According to Pap, what is his purpose in visiting Huck?

a)

Pap’s purpose in visiting Huck is to acquire Huck’s ideas.

b)

Pap’s purpose in visiting Huck is to acquire Huck’s custody.

c)

Pap’s purpose in visiting Huck is to acquire Huck’s money.

d)

Pap’s purpose in visiting Huck is to acquire Huck’s clothes.

4.

Why are the widow and Judge Thatcher unsuccessful in becoming Huck’s legal guardians?

a)

The new judge in town believes that children should not be separated from their biological parents; the judge is very familiar with Pap’s reputable character.

b)

The new judge in town believes that children should not be separated from their biological parents; the judge is not familiar with Pap’s disreputable character.

c)

The new judge in town believes that children should be separated from their biological parents; the judge is not familiar with Pap’s disreputable character.

d)

The new judge in town believes that children should be given a new opportunity ; the judge is not familiar with Pap’s disreputable character.

5.

When the new judge takes Pap into his home, what indications are there that Pap is repentant and wants to change his ways?

a)

Pap cries, says he has been a fool, and vows to change his ways and become a man no one could beashamed of

b)

Pap becomes a beacon of the community.

c)

Huckleberry intervenes on his father's behalf.

d)

The widow insisted Pap be given a second chance.

6.

Since Pap quickly reverts to his old ways after the judge attempts to help him, what can you conclude about Pap’s motivation to express remorse?

a)

He realized that Huck wanted nothing to do with him.

b)

Pap was depressed and felt rejected.

c)

Pap was deceiving the judge and his wife in order to achieve his own agenda, which is to gain possession of Huck’s money.

d)

Pap's wife and mother came back in the picture.

7.

Huck mentions a “law trial” at the beginning of the chapter. What this trial is about?

a)

Pap was arrested and charged with a DUI.

b)

Pap was accused of assault against the widow.

c)

Pap has taken Judge Thatcher's wife to court in the hope of being awarded Huck’s money.

d)

Pap has taken Judge Thatcher to court in the hope of being awarded Huck’s money.

8.

How does Huck end up living with Pap again?

a)

Huck ran away.

b)

Pap abducts Huck and brings him three miles up the river to a cabin on the Canadian shore.

c)

Pap abducts Huck and brings him three miles up the river to a cabin on the Illinois shore.

d)

The widow demanded Huck leave her house.

9.

How does Huck regress while living with Pap? How does his regression impact his plan to run away and, therefore, contribute to the plot of the novel?

a)

He insulted the widow when she attempted to tell him that he was still miserable.

b)

Although Huck enjoyed going to school he feels he needs to be by his father's side despite the abuse.

c)

Huck may enjoy not going to school and not having to mind his manners, but it is hard to believe that his time spent with Pap, who beats him regularly and locks him in the cabin for long periods of time, could be called “jolly.”

d)

None of the above.

10.

What single event causes Huck to finally make the decision to run away from Pap and the widow.

a)

He obtained bad grades in school.

b)

He does not go to school, wash himself, get up and go to bed at regular times, or mind his manners. He begins cussing again.

c)

He was tired of his oppressor.

d)

All of the above.

11.

What occurs in the cabin when Pap awakens after consuming a large amount of alcohol?

a)

Pap locks Huck in the cabin for three days.

b)

Huck saws a hole in the cabin’s wall.

c)

Huck knows he can crawl out of the hole he just sawed.

d)

All of the above.