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Huckleberry Finn

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do Huck and Jim do with the robber's boat?

a)

They live on it.

b)

They sink it.

c)

They sell it.

d)

They trade it for two donkeys.

2.

What town are Huck and Jim trying to reach?

a)

Paris

b)

New Orleans

c)

Cairo

d)

St. Louis

3.

What does Huck tell Mary Jane?

a)

The slave family will never see each other again.

b)

She is to stay at the house with him for protection.

c)

The king and duke have fooled everyone.

d)

all of these

e)

none of these

4.

What does Huck tell Mary Jane to get her to keep her promise?

a)

Huck reminds Mary Jane of her promise.

b)

Huck tells Mary Jane that he will be alright.

c)

Huck tells Mary Jane that someone else would be in big trouble.

d)

all of these

e)

none of these

5.

In Chapter 28, the reader will see Huck act based on both his instincts and his conscience. What predictions can you make?

a)

He will tell the Wilks' daughters where to find the gold.

b)

He will tell the daughters of the entire scam so that the slave family will not be separated.

c)

Huck is outraged and realizes he must intervene, regardless of the consequences.

d)

all of these

e)

none of these

6.

Huck sneaks downstairs to try and hide this.

a)

bag of gold

b)

Peter Wilks' coffin

c)

his silver coin

d)

all of these

e)

none of these

7.

The front door is ​ (a)   , however, and when Huck hears ​ (b)   coming, he is forced to hide the gold ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words

locked

ajar

Mary Jane

Jim

in Peter Wilks' coffin

under a lily pad

the king

in the duke's hat

8.

True or false? Huck has the opportunity to retrieve the money.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which statement(s) is/are true?

a)

Huck realizes the gold is still in the coffin.

b)

The duke announces the estate will be sold on Friday.

c)

The daughters accept the sale until the king breaks up a slave family, selling them to different traders.

d)

all of these

e)

none of these

10.

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)   .

Choose from the below words

note

signal

Mary Jane's absence

Huck's story

Harvey and William

Peter and Paul

Harvey and Mudd

Peter and William

code

the king's jewels

11.

Twain extends his satire to ...

a)

The interlude of the dog and the rat.

b)

The pomp and circumstance surrounding the funeral service of Peter Wilks.

c)

Huck's conversation with Mary Jane.

d)

all of these

e)

none of these

12.

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.

Choose from the below words

dark humor

comical interlude

noise of the dog

satiric barb

solves the disturbance

13.

In contrast to the burlesque humor of the funeral and its concerned mourners, what does Chapter 28 establish?

a)

Mary Jane's sense of compassion

b)

an important example for Huck to follow

c)

a valuable lesson about the humanity of slaves and their close familial bonds

d)

all of these

e)

none of these

14.

In 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', who is Huck's companion as he travels down the Mississippi River?

a)

A) Tom Sawyer

b)

B) Jim

c)

C) The Duke

d)

D) The King

15.

What is the primary theme explored in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'?

a)

A) The importance of wealth

b)

B) The conflict between civilization and freedom

c)

C) The power of friendship

d)

D) The journey to adulthood