Huck Finn Flashcards
Tom’s gang follows through on the orders contained in the oath
False
Jim thinks he will be rich someday
True
Tom represents the establishment, and Huck is shocked at his willingness to aid in the rescue plot
True
Besides being a farmer, Silas Phelps is also a preacher
True
More money is made on the third performance of “The Royal Nonesuch” than the first two
True
Tom insists on being practical and efficient in feeing Jim.
False
Huck tells the Duke and Dauphin the truth about himself and Jim
False
Tom and Huck’s fortune comes from a twelve thousand dollar inheritance
False
The Duke and Dauphin are displaced royalty
False
Jim is superstitious and believes in witches
True
Huckleberry Finn contains a social commentary deeper than a simple adventure story
True
Huck prefers the Widow Douglas’ God over Miss Watson’s
True
The dark side of the story line is filled with some of the most serious questions facing 19th century America: slavery and rebellious teenagers
False
“Huck Finn” combines elements of realism and local color with the drama of the open road
True
Mark Twain shaped the American Literary voice that made the final break from the rigid dictates of European literary forms
True
Hemingway stated, “ all modern American Literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huck Finn”
True
Twain’s condemnation of social ills is implicit, rather than explicit
True
When Huck forgets his new name at the Grangerfords he shows his cleverness by
Asking buck how to spell his name
Everyone in town accepts the Duke and Dauphin as Peter Wilks’ brothers except
The Doctor
At the end of the novel, Jim is set free because
Miss Watson has freed him in her will
Huck Finally gets rid of the Duke and the Dauphin when
They sell Jim
Jim regrets striking his daughter because
She is deaf
Huck sells his fortune to the judge because
Pap is back
Jim doesn’t want Huck to see the dead man’s face in the flooded house because
It is pap
Huck justifies his stealing by saying
He is just borrowing
Jim and Huck originally plan to travel the river as far as
Cairo
Tom’s prize trophy from the evasion is
A bullet
Whenever Huck thinks about helping Jim to his freedom he feels
Confused and ashamed
Twain’s attitude toward slavery and the slave code and Huck’s dilemna is revealed through
Ironic and satiric comedy
The reward for Jim’s return is
$300
Huck ends up living pap because
His father kidnaps him
When Tommy Barnes threatens to tell the gangs secrets, tom
Gives him five cents
Huck and Jim attribute their bad luck to
Touching a snakeskin
One of Mark Twain’s most useful methods to achieve local color is his
Use of Dialect
One of example of Huck’s humanity is his
Regret over seeing the Duke and King tarred and feathered
Runs away from Miss Watson
Jim
Is the first one to “sivilize” Huck
Widow Douglas
Pretends to be “Uncle William”
Duke
Painted nude in the “Royal Nonesuch”
Dauphin
Is Miss Sophia’s boyfriend
Harney Shepherdson
“I’m tired of this, but I’ll endure it till one o’clock. Till one o’clock, mind, and no longer. If you open your mouth against me only once after that time you can’t travel so far but I will find you.”
Colonel Shepburn
“No, but I been rich wunst, and gwyne to be rich again.”
Jim
“Now looks here, you stop that putting on frills. I won’t have it. I’ll lay for you, my smarty; and if I catch you about that school I’ll tan you good.”
Pap
“Why, blame it all, we’ve got to do it. Don’t I tell you it’s in the books?”
Tom
Is killed in the feud
Buck Grangerford
Plans the evasion
Tom Sawyer
Sets her slave free in her will
Miss Watson
Narrates the story
Huck Finn
Is tom’s uncle
Silas Phelps
