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Huck Finn Reading Comprehension Ch 1-27
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1
“—a mob; they don’t fight with courage that’s born in them, but with courage that’s borrowed..”
Speaker: Colonel Sherburn
Theme: Society & Hypocrisy
Speaker: Jim
Theme: Growing Up
2
The Duke's mockery of society is reminiscent of Col. Sherburn's. Huck DISAGREES w critiques.
False
True
3
What group did Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and several other boys start?
Prayer group
Robbers and thieves
A travelling circus
Study group
4
"I do believe he cared just as much for his people as whitefolks does..."
Theme: Religion & Superstition
Theme: Racism & Slavery
Theme: Growing Up
Theme: Society & Hypocrisy
5
When Buck and his cousin are killed, Huck
fears that they will come after him next
vows to get revenge
refuses to believe they are dead
is sickened by the sight
6
The Duke & the King seem to know what society wants (low farce).
True
False
7
HF is a boy, but feels he’s bearing weight of many deaths for not exposing Sophia’s elopement.
True
False
Theme: Racism & Slavery
Theme: Growing Up
8
This novel is a sequel to what other Twain novel, as indicated by Huck's opening statements?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Life on the Mississippi
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
9
The only person in town who is not taken in by the two con men is
the newspaper editor, Mr. Jakes
Dr. Robinson, the town’s doctor
Mary Jane, the daughter
the clever servant Silas
10
Huck is amazed when he hears that slaves
know stories from the Christian Bible
would prefer to live in a slave state as a black person
comb their hair each day
love their children as much as anyone
11
While Huck is at the Grangerfords’ home, Twain takes the opportunity to satirize
people who gamble with money they cannot afford to lose
Colonel Sanders' chicken is a not so secret recipe.
Southern tendency to act like royalty
the juxtaposition of religion and violence
12
After they are separated by the fog/island Huck gets back on raft and plays a trick on Jim
which backfires on Huck who ends up falling off the raft
which causes Jim’s feelings to be hurt
which almost causes Jim to break his leg
or which Huck is later made to feel ashamed
13
The Grangerford-Shepherdson feud can be symbolic of a miniature Civil War.
True
False
14
Emmeline is a morbid romantic.
True
False
15
The Wilks girls say that they have cooked poorly, but Huck thinks they want compliments
gender expectations
growing up
society & hypocrisy
racism & slavery
16
Huck takes his newly acquired $6,000 and
buries it in a cave
buys Jim’s freedom
gives it to pap
sells it to Judge Thatcher for $1.00
17
Which two people took Huck in and tried to "sivilize" him?
Miss Watson and Judge Thatcher
Judge Thatcher and Aunt Polly
Widow Douglas and Miss Watson
Widow Douglas and Aunt Polly
18
Who did Huck find on the island?
Jim
Tom Sawyer
Pap
Nobody
19
The person who stages the Royal Nonesuch show is
the duke
Dr. Robinson
Colonel Sherbourne
Boggs
20
The person who says, “The average man is a coward,” is
Dr. Robinson
the dauphin
Colonel Sherbourne
pap
21
As they near Cairo, Illinois, Jim becomes very excited
and Huck is thrilled to help Jim to his freedom.
but Huck becomes serious. He wants to turn Jim in for reward
but Huck becomes troubled. He's committing a crime.
and Huck laughs to see his friend so happy
22
While at the Wilkses’, Huck becomes disgusted with
the greed of the average person
the gullibility of the townspeople
the cruelty he sees all around him
the phony behavior and carrying on of the duke and the king
23
Mr. Grangerford is a FOIL to Pap.
False
True
24
Jim, the slave, is an important character in the novel. Who owns Jim?
Huck Finn
Aunt Polly
Miss Watson
Widow Douglas
25
Who took in Pap and tried to help him turn his life around?
A new judge that didn't know his history
Aunt Polly
Judge Thatcher
Widow Douglas
26
When the "gang" attacked the A-rabs and Spaniards, who were they really attacking?
Little kids on a Sunday School picnic
Other kids their age; it was a brawl
Actual Arabs and Spaniards
A zoo
27
Who called Huck out into the night for some mischief?
Tom Sawyer
Pap
Puddn'head Wilson
Jim
28
What is established about Huck by his encounter with the spider?
He is a pyromaniac.
He hates spiders.
He enjoys smoking tobacco.
He is superstitious.
29
When life on the river is described, the mood created is usually one of
tranquility
sadness
sobriety
violence
30
What contrast is established between Huck and Tom?
Huck is a realist; Tom is a romantic
Tom is a realist; Huck is a romantic
Tom has many friends; Huck has very few
Huck has many friends; Tom has very few