WorksheetsHuck Finn: Ch 19-21 Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
At the beginning of ch 19, how have things been going on?
It's going terribly; Huck and Jim are miserable together.
Huck and Jim are always scared.
Everything is smooth and quiet; peaceful-like.
Lonesome; everything reminds Huck of his former life.
Huck meets two men who seem to be "on the lam". One says that he sold a cure for tar tar on the teeth, except...
the elixir stained teeth "an awful bad purplish color".
it also stripped the enamel off the teeth.
it poisoned people and killed some.
he had an affair with the town's sheriff.
Meanwhile the older man was on the run because...
he ran a scam that boot-legged whiskey to the town.
he ran a scam for illegal booze AND it killed some town people...oops.
he ran a scam to help people stay sober...except he was caught drinking.
he had an affair with the the town minister.
Who does the older man claim he is?
Shakespeare
Emmanuel, Duke of Spain
Jean Claude, minister to the king
Dauphin, King of France
And the younger man is...
a duke
a king himself
a lowly peasant
a prince
Which play does the duke end up explaining?
King Lear
Romeo and Juliet
Midsummer Night's Dream
Othello
While in town, what does the duke print?
A flyer about Jim, the runaway slave
A flyer about his latest con: the Shakespearean play
A poster about how Dauphin is a most wanted criminal
A poster about how his magic elixir will provide good luck
Why does "King Louis XVII" not speak French?
He feels it is beneath him.
He is afraid no one will understand him.
He has been out of France too long, so he forgot.
He thinks French is an ugly language.
After the duke rants about "actin Shakespeare proper", he completely jumbles which famous Shakespeare soliloquy?
Juliet's "wherefor art thou Romeo?"
Romeo's confession of love for Juliet
Lady Macbeth's "out damn spot!"
Hamlet's "to be or not to be?"
What was the name of the drunk man in town?
Boggs
Borris
Bandy
Bard
How does the author show satire with the drama between Sherburn and Boggs?
A drunk man is satirical of Pap.
Sherburn does not get into trouble for killing a man.
Twain uses this moment to show Shakespearean drama, as the cons love Shakespeare.
Twain shows the ridiculous culture of slave capturing and slave trading.
Draw a scene from ch 19-21. What moment stands out to you?
