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WorksheetsThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - ch27&28
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 14mins
Huck sneaks downstairs to try and hide this.
bag of gold
Peter Wilks' coffin
his silver coin
all of these
none of these
The front door is (a) , however, and when Huck hears (b) coming, he is forced to hide the gold (c) .
True or false? Huck has the opportunity to retrieve the money.
True
False
Which statement(s) is/are true?
Huck realizes the gold is still in the coffin.
The duke announces the estate will be sold on Friday.
The daughters accept the sale until the king breaks up a slave family, selling them to different traders.
all of these
none of these
What is bothering Mary Jane?
Huck stepped on her foot and broke her big toe.
She worries that she is not collecting enough money for this sale.
She is angry that the traders are fighting over slaves.
She cannot bear to think of the separated family with the mother and children never seeing one another again.
What does Huck tell Mary Jane?
The slave family will never see each other again.
She is to stay at the house with him for protection.
The king and duke have fooled everyone.
all of these
none of these
What does Mary Jane want to do to the con men?
tar and feather them
pour gasoline on their raft and burn it
give them a hug for keeping the family together
all of these
none of these
What does Huck tell Mary Jane to get her to keep her promise?
Huck reminds Mary Jane of her promise.
Huck tells Mary Jane that he will be alright.
Huck tells Mary Jane that someone else would be in big trouble.
all of these
none of these
Huck gives Mary Jane a (a) that explains where the missing gold can be found. The other daughters are confused about (b) , and the confusion grows when two more men arrive claiming to be (c) .
Twain extends his satire to ...
The interlude of the dog and the rat.
The pomp and circumstance surrounding the funeral service of Peter Wilks.
Huck's conversation with Mary Jane.
all of these
none of these
The (a) of the funeral scene is evident with the actions of the undertaker and the (b) of the dog and the rat. When the service is interrupted by the (c) , the undertaker (d) and then proceeds to tell the mourners that "He had a rat!" Huck's following comment that "there warn't no more popular man in town than what that undertaker was" is yet another (e) directed at the subject of death.
In contrast to the burlesque humor of the funeral and its concerned mourners, what does Chapter 28 establish?
Mary Jane's sense of compassion
an important example for Huck to follow
a valuable lesson about the humanity of slaves and their close familial bonds
all of these
none of these
Why is Jim intent on stealing his children?
both of these
neither of these
to end slavery
to preserve his family
In Chapter 28, the reader will see Huck act based on both his instincts and his conscience. What predictions can you make?
He will tell the Wilks' daughters where to find the gold.
He will tell the daughters of the entire scam so that the slave family will not be separated.
Huck is outraged and realizes he must intervene, regardless of the consequences.
all of these
none of these
Huck is intervening in the duke and king's dupe of the Wilks' daughters. Why didn't he prevent the scam played against the people of Bricksville?
He felt remorseful.
The town is morally void.
The town is an idyllic place; it doesn't need his help.
all of these
none of these
One of the more powerful human statements is the (a) , and Huck's (b) to help the daughters illustrates the (c) that has come over his (d) . His decision to act foreshadows the novel's (e) in Chapter 31.
Match the definitions.
a frame with spikes or sharp-edged disks, drawn by a horse or tractor and used for breaking up and leveling plowed ground, covering seeds, rooting up weeds, etc.
harrow
tuberculosis
consumption
an acute infectious disease of the skin or mucous membranes caused by a streptococcus and characterized by local inflammation and fever
erysipelas
steal
smooch
a fool
muggins
What is a melodeon?
fife
drum
a small keyboard organ
fiddle
guitar
