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WorksheetsHuck Finn 1-24
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does the Duke make it so that they don't have to tie Jim up every day?
a)
He paints Jim's skin white so he doesn't look like a runaway slave
b)
He falsifies documents so that it appears Jim is not a runaway slave
c)
He makes Jim look like a sick and crazy A-rab
d)
He chains Jim up instead
2.
Although they want to perform the Nonesuch again, why do the Duke and King initially decide against it?
a)
They don't think it was much fun
b)
Huck begs them not to do it
c)
The police warned them against it
d)
They are concerned word may have got around
3.
How does the King initially here about Peter Wilks's death?
a)
The town is talking about it
b)
A young boy tells him
c)
The king receives a letter
d)
Huck heard it from Jim
4.
How do the King and Duke intend to profit on Peter Wilks's death?
a)
They will pretend to be his brothers.
b)
They will sneak into town during the funeral and rob everybody.
c)
They will marry the daughters he left behind.
d)
They will dig up his body.
5.
When the pair initially arrive in town, how do the townspeople react to the Duke and King?
a)
They do not believe the two are brothers of Peter's and kick them out
b)
They do not believe they are Peter's brothers but allow them into his house anyway
c)
They believe they are Peter's brothers but will not allow them into the house
d)
They believe they are Peter's brothers and take him to the house
6.
Which girl is a red-head?
a)
Mary Jane Wilks
b)
Susan Wilks
c)
Joanna Wilks
7.
Which rapscallion is pretending to be "deef and dumb"?
a)
The King
b)
The Duke
c)
Huck
8.
When they count the money, how much is there?
a)
The exact amount that should be there.
b)
There is more money than expected.
c)
The pile is a few hundred dollars short.
9.
Which townsperson does not believe the King's lies?
a)
Abner Shackleford
b)
Harvey Wilks
c)
Levi Bell
d)
Dr. Robinson
10.
What do the rapscallions initially do with the money?
a)
Return it to the girls.
b)
Spend it all on booze.
c)
Offer it to the townspeople.
d)
Make Huck take it to the raft.
11.
What do the girls do with the money when Dr. Robinson calls the rapscallions into question?
a)
They give the money to Dr. Robinson.
b)
They give the money back to the Duke and King.
c)
They keep the money for themselves.
d)
They offer the money to the townspeople.
12.
While talking to Susan alone, Huck continually catches himself up in his lies and must backtrack and tell more lies to cover for himself (and the Duke and King).
a)
true
b)
false
13.
When Susan catches Huck in his lies, what do her sisters say?
a)
Susan should tell the Duke.
b)
Susan should tell Dr. Robinson.
c)
Susan should apologize to Huck.
d)
Huck should apologize to Susan.
14.
After the girls being so kind to him, what does Huck want to do?
a)
Huck wants to steal their money from them.
b)
Huck wants to keep the Duke and King from stealing the money.
15.
Who almost catches Huck when he steals the money from the room? (pick 2)
a)
The Duke
b)
The King
c)
Mary Jane
d)
Dr. Robinson
e)
Levi Bell
16.
What is the name of Huck's hometown?
a)
St. Petersburg
b)
Hannibal
c)
Sawyersville
d)
Thatcher's Landing
17.
Whom does Huck describe as a "a tolerable slim old maid, with goggles on"?
a)
Becky Thatcher
b)
Miss Watson
c)
Widow Douglas
d)
Sara Mary Williams
18.
According to Tom's gang, what does "ransom" mean?
a)
marry
b)
set free
c)
kill
d)
torture
19.
According to Jim, what is a sign that one is "gwyne" to be wealthy?
a)
hairy arms and chest
b)
a curved line on the hand
c)
a dream about pirates
d)
all of these
20.
About what do Huck and Jim argue by talking about cats and cows?
a)
feuds
b)
Solomon
c)
bad omens
d)
language
21.
What Illinois town are Huck and Jim trying to reach?
a)
Springfield
b)
Hannibal
c)
Cairo
d)
St. Louis
22.
Who wrote "And Art Thou Gone Yes Thou Are Gone Alas"?
a)
Stephen Dowling Botts
b)
Emmeline Grangerford
c)
Harney Shepherdson
d)
Judith Loftus
23.
How does Huck save Jim from the slave hunters?
a)
forges papers for him
b)
hides Jim in the wigwam
c)
says his parents are sick
d)
leaves them on the wrecked steamboat
24.
Whose death causes Huck to cry?
a)
Pap's
b)
Judge Thatcher's
c)
Harney Shepherdson's
d)
Buck Grangerford's
25.
Who does the older of the con men claim to be?
a)
the Dauphin
b)
Charlemagne
c)
Senator George Jackson
d)
Huck's uncle Silas
26.
What is Mark Twain's real name?
a)
Sanford Langhorne
b)
Jeremiah Twain
c)
Sam Clemens
d)
Jonathan Erasmus
27.
What was Huck's home town?
a)
St. Petersburg
b)
St. Louis
c)
Hannibal
d)
Cairo
28.
Huck is a ___________.
a)
realist
b)
romantic
29.
With whom does Huck live at the beginning of the novel?
a)
Judge Thatcher
b)
Widow Douglass
c)
Aunt Polly
d)
Tom Sawyer
30.
Who leads the band of pirates?
a)
Joe Harper
b)
Injun Joe
c)
Tom Sawyer
d)
Huck
31.
What fact nearly caused Huck to be excluded from the band of pirates?
a)
They were afraid of his father.
b)
He was afraid to rob anyone.
c)
He had no family to kill.
d)
He was already rich.
32.
What does Jim use to foretell the future?
a)
pumpkin
b)
candle
c)
conch shell
d)
hairball
33.
According to Jim, what do hairy arms and a hairy chest mean?
a)
Death is near.
b)
You will meet your life's love.
c)
You will end up in jail.
d)
You will be rich.
34.
Why does Huck run away from Pap?
a)
Pap beats him too much.
b)
He misses his friends in town.
c)
He wants to strike out for the territories.
d)
Becky Thatcher asks him to the dance.
35.
Bonus - What novel does Tom Sawyer mention?
a)
Ivanhoe
b)
Don Quixote
c)
Treasure Island
d)
Pilgrim's Progress
36.
Whom does Huck find on Jackson Island?
a)
Judith Loftis
b)
Harney Shepherdson
c)
Pap
d)
Jim
37.
What happens to Jim and Huck when a steamboat hits their raft?
a)
Jim has a head wound and Huck
fears he will die .
b)
Huck has a head wound and Jim fears he will die
c)
They swim to the shore together
d)
They are separated and could not find each other immediately
38.
Huck tried to make Jim believe the whole incident in the fog was a dream. How does this make Jim feel?
a)
Jim ignored Huck
b)
Jim feels sick at heart because he had been so worried about Huck
c)
Jim is used to being treated disrespectfully by white people
d)
Jim wants to kill Huck for trying to trick him
39.
How does Huck respond to Jim after he had tried to trick him about the incident in the fog?
a)
Huck yells at Jim for ignoring him
b)
Huck thinks it is fun to trick a slave
c)
Huck feels great remorse for worrying Jim then trying to trick him
d)
Huck fights back as Jim tries to hit him with a big stick
40.
How does Huck’s conscience conflict with helping Jim escape?
a)
It doesn’t conflict
b)
He doesn’t care about Jim
c)
He turns Jim in to the authorities because he is an upstanding citizen
d)
He is not sure whether to turn Jim in or to help him because helping a runaway is breaking the law
41.
What decision does Huck make about doing right and wrong?
a)
Huck does what he wants whenever he wants
b)
Huck is paranoid about being caught doing the wrong thing
c)
Huck always does the right thing
d)
If you weren’t raised to do right, you would do wrong
42.
Who are the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons?
a)
Feuding families
b)
Southern plantation
owners
c)
First cousins
d)
Slave traders
43.
What does Sophia Grangerford do?
a)
Sends Huck for her Testament
b)
Runs off to marry Harney
Shepherdson
c)
Causes the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons to
d)
All listed answers
44.
What is “satiric” about the sermon topic about brotherly love?
a)
The congregation consisted
of only women because the men wouldn’t go to church
b)
Huck didn’t have a
brother
c)
The Grangerfords and Shepherdsons would rather shoot one another outside of church
d)
Huck is about to meet his
brother
45.
How does Huck feel about the Grangerfords’ deaths?
a)
Responsible
b)
He didn’t really know them
well enough to care
c)
He was glad to be rid of them
d)
He would miss going
to church with them
46.
Jim thinks Huck is killed in the feud
a)
so he waits for Jack to come tell him about Huck
b)
so he is getting the raft ready to leave
c)
and is "mighty glad to git" Huck back
d)
all listed answers
47.
In Chapters 19, Jim believes there are spirits passing close by on the river. How does Huck says he knows they're just people?
a)
He was able to see them.
b)
He said "…spirits wouldn't say, 'dern the dern fog'."
c)
He could smell them
d)
He said he heard them say, "The devil take me if it ain't true!"
48.
In Chapter 19, when two men beg to join Huck in his canoe, he says that they must go up stream and swim down to him. How did he know they have time?
a)
The dogs were close enough Huck could see them.
b)
He didn't think they had time, but knew it was safer anyway.
c)
The dogs and horses were not audible yet
d)
There was no one chasing them
49.
In Chapter 19, the younger man is on the run from a town for selling something. What is it?
a)
Teeth whitener that removes the tartar and the enamel
b)
Metal that looks like silver but is as valuable as aluminum
c)
Books that are only partially written
d)
Metal that looks like gold but turns your skin green where it touches.
50.
In Chapter 19, the older man believes he would've received what punishment from the town for his wrong doing?
a)
Crucified
b)
Hung
c)
Whipped
d)
Tarred and feathered
51.
In Chapter 19, the younger man claims that he is the rightful heir to what?
a)
The Dukeship of Bridgewater
b)
The Throne of France
c)
The Throne of England
d)
The Shepherdson Plantation
52.
In Chapter 19, the older man claims he is the rightful heir to what?
a)
The Dukeship of Bridgewater
b)
The Throne of France
c)
The Throne of England
d)
The Shepherdson Plantation
53.
At the end of Chapter 19, Huck says that he believes the men's stories wholeheartedly.
a)
true
b)
false
54.
At the beginning of Chapter 20, what is the one truth in the lie that Huck tells the men?
a)
His pa drowned
b)
He had a younger brother Ike
c)
He and Jim are headed to Orleans
d)
Their raft was hit by a steamboat
55.
In Chapter 20, what commodity to Jim and Huck give up to the men?
a)
Their chairs
b)
Their shoes
c)
Their beds
d)
Their entire raft
56.
In Chapter 20, what wakes Huck up from his nap during the storm?
a)
A bolt of lightning
b)
A clap of thunder
c)
The rain
d)
A wave washes him off the raft
57.
In Chapter 20, the Duke and King plan to put on the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. Who will play Juliet?
a)
The King
b)
The Duke
c)
Huck
d)
Jim
58.
In Chapter 20, when Huck and the men go into the little town, where is everybody?
a)
In the town square having a meeting.
b)
In their beds asleep.
c)
At a camp meeting back in the woods.
d)
The town is deserted.
59.
In Chapter 20, what lie does the King tell to make the townspeople feel sorry for him?
a)
He is the lost true King of France.
b)
He is a pirate-turned-saint who is going to evangelize other pirates.
c)
He is a Shepherdson who needs help against the Grangerfords.
d)
He is the lost true King of England.
60.
In Chapter 20, who makes more money through swindling the townsfolk?
a)
The Duke
b)
The King
c)
Huck
d)
Jim
61.
In Chapter 20, what is the Duke's plan for how they can run in the daytime?
a)
He suggests they leave Jim behind.
b)
He suggests that no one will bother them about Jim
c)
He suggests that say they own Jim
d)
He suggests they pretend they are returning Jim to his rightful owner
62.
What is ironic about Jim's plan to buy his family?
a)
He would be participating in the same system that made him a slave
b)
He is now free
c)
He can't buy his family until people realize Huck isn't dead
63.
Why does Huck say he was feeling "mean and miserable"?
a)
He is hungry and sick
b)
He is homesick and missing Widow Douglas
c)
His conscience is bothering him.
d)
He is afraid Jim will be caught.
64.
What is Huck feeling as he listens to Jim's plans?
a)
Excited and Eager
b)
Sad and Lonely
c)
Guilty and Irritated
d)
Apathetic and Unconcerned
65.
What influences Huck's decision?
a)
He can use the reward money.
b)
Jim begs him to keep his presence a secret
c)
Jim tells him he is the only white person to honor a promise
d)
He truly thinks slavery is okay
66.
Why did the men on the skiff change their mind about checking out the raft?
a)
They were scared of smallpox.
b)
They were scared of cowpox.
c)
They were busy looking for runaway slaves
d)
They thought Huck was alone
67.
On what does Huck blame his 'wrong' behavior?
a)
The fact that he can't read or write very well.
b)
The face that he never sat through a whole Sunday school class.
c)
Tom was such a bad influence on him
d)
His dad was a bad man,and he had no choice but to be bad, too.
68.
What causes Jim and Huck to become separated in the fog?
a)
A large island
b)
A floating house
c)
A sinking boat
d)
A huge storm
69.
Who were the Hatfields and McCoys?
a)
People Huck and Jim met on the river
b)
Two fictional families in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
c)
Two real families that had a deadly feud
d)
Abolitionist
70.
Which words best describe Emmeline Grangerford?
a)
healthy and happy
b)
sad and lonely
c)
morbid and poetic
d)
athletic and strong
71.
What was the cause of the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons?
a)
The Grangerford's dog at the Shepherdson's chickens
b)
The Shepherdson's daughter loved the Grangerford's son
c)
No one really knew exactly who or what started it
d)
Land, Money and Oil
72.
After the Grangerfords heard Huck's tale of his past and family, what did they decide to do?
a)
They decided to let him stay and treat him like family.
b)
They sent him to the Sheperdsons as a spy.
c)
They knew he was lying and sent him away.
d)
They sent a letter to St. Petersburg to verify his story
73.
Which names has Huck used so far in the story?
a)
Buck, Mary Jane, and Adolphus
b)
Sarah Margaret, Mary Jean and Jim
c)
George Jackson, Sarah Mary Williams
d)
Mary Beth Wilkes and Tom Grangerford
74.
What did Huck recall the Widow Douglas saying about being 'well born'?
a)
It matters as much in men as in horses
b)
It doesn't matter who your parents are as long as you have a good heart.
c)
You cannot escape genetics.
d)
Bad horses and bad men are useless.
75.
How did the Colonel respond to his son shooting at Harney Sheperdson?
a)
"Why did you have a gun?!?"
b)
"I don't like you shooting from behind a bush."
c)
"You're too young to be involved in this feud!"
d)
"I'm so glad you are safe!"
76.
The time on the river after leaving the Grangerfords was
a)
peaceful
b)
stormy
c)
foggy
d)
scary
77.
Two more travelers join Huck and Jim. Who are they?
a)
Jim's children
b)
Tom and Joe Sawyer
c)
Two con men claiming to be royalty
d)
Two men who have followed them from home
78.
There is peace on the raft because Huck learned ___ from ____
a)
how to fish - his grandfather
b)
how to tell stories - Miss Watson
c)
How to avoid confrontations - Pap
d)
How to navigate the river - Jim
79.
Where do the con men act out their first swindle?
a)
A church camp meeting
b)
A saloon
c)
A movie theater
d)
A boarding house
80.
Why wouldn’t Jim talk about the dead man?
a)
He thought it wasn't respectful
b)
He said it did bring bad luck/ he did haunt them
c)
He thought that the dead man was disgusting.
d)
He did not know the words to describe the man
81.
What had Jim said concerning the snakeskin he had found on the ridge?
a)
It reminded him too much of Kevin Durrant
b)
He hated snakes
c)
Worst bad luck if you touched it
d)
He was a parselmouth
82.
What type of joke does Huck decide to play on Jim?
a)
Tell him that he could earn his freedom through dance
b)
Push him into the water
c)
Put his hat on a branch
d)
He kills a rattlesnake and then curls it up at Jim’s bed
83.
How does the practical joke backfire?
a)
The snake’s mate comes and bites Jim
b)
Jim was absolutely soaked
c)
The snake came back to life and attacked Jim
d)
Slavers heard Jim scream
84.
Why does Huck decide to go to town?
a)
To see if people miss him
b)
To gather information
c)
Because they need to resupply on fuel for their boat
d)
There was a storm rolling in
85.
What disguise did Huck decide to wear?
a)
Hood with torn jeans
b)
Just some shorts and a straw hat
c)
Girl clothing-shirt, blouse, bonnet
d)
Girl skirt and tube top
86.
Who is Sarah Williams?
a)
Huck's Sister
b)
Huck's Aunt
c)
Huck's Grandma
d)
Huck's Alter Ego
87.
Who does Huck learn is thought to be “his” murderer?
a)
Tom
b)
Aunt Sally
c)
Widow Douglas
d)
Jim
88.
What two things did Pap do when it was discovered that Jim was gone?
a)
) Pap went boo-hooing to Judge Thatcher to get $ to hunt the slave accused of Huck's murder 2) Pap took that money and got drunk!
b)
1. He cried in the shed and thought of how he could have saved his son. 2. He sobered up and decided to be the best father he could be.
89.
Who else does the town think may have killed Huck?
a)
Tom
b)
Jim
c)
Widow Douglas
d)
Pap
90.
What was Pap’s supposed motive for killing Huck?
a)
Revenge
b)
Money
c)
Hatred
d)
YOLO
91.
How much was the reward for Jim?
a)
$300
b)
$3000
c)
$3.50
d)
$350
92.
Where does the town think Jim is hiding?
a)
In Arkansas
b)
Far Away
c)
Near By
d)
In Louisiana
93.
List the mistakes that Huck made when he was dressed up and pretending?
a)
He decided where he wanted to eat when asked the first time
b)
He said that he had forgiven a man for something that he had done
c)
He was a really ugly girl
d)
Changed names (Mary/Sarah) wore old Calico, didn’t thread needle correctly
94.
What is the lady’s name that gave him the supplies and the information?
a)
Mrs. Loftus
b)
Ms. Groundyou
c)
Mrs. Puff
d)
Ms. tery
95.
Huck and Pap get along great and enjoy freedom together.
a)
True
b)
False
96.
Huck decides to flee to ________________ because he can't stand Pap's abusive ways.
a)
Cairo
b)
Jackson Island
c)
Mississippi
d)
St. Petersburg
97.
When Huck is on his own in chapter 8, he says to himself, "I was boss of it; it all belonged to me," which BEST leads to which of the following themes?
a)
Being a boss of the world is the best feeling of all.
b)
Following society's rules can be rewarding.
c)
Being one with nature and experiencing life for oneself develops independence. He enjoys freedom.
d)
Being a rebel and running away is fun and will always give someone good results.
98.
Why does Jim run away?
a)
He is framed with Huck's murder.
b)
He misses Huck.
c)
He accidentally got lost and didn't actually run away.
d)
He doesn't want the widow to sell him.
99.
Which of the following is NOT part of Huck's plan to fake his own death?
a)
Pig's blood to use as his own
b)
Leaving some of his hair behind on an axe
c)
Breaking the cabin window to escape
d)
hiding a canoe/skiff to use for escape
100.
Jim tells a story about how he lent money to someone who never paid him back. From this mistake, we learn that
a)
Jim is smart and learns from his mistakes because he never lends money again.
b)
Jim is gullible because he continues to do stupid things like this.
c)
Jim is a nice man with good intentions who will always let people use him.
d)
Jim is vengeful because he killed the man later.
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