Study Guide for Ch. 1-30 Test

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn/Ms. Breaux

Study the following:

  1. All class notes; including all literary terms
  2. All classwork related to novel
  3. All Literature Logs
  4. Time Magazine Article
  5. The questions below

Study Guide = TWO quiz grades!!!!!

Due: Thursday, March 26. No late ones will be accepted for any reason!

68 Questions. DON’t JUST study these – STUDY EVERYTHING from the list above!

Chapters 1-3

1. Identify: Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, Jim, Miss Watson and Widow Douglas.

2. Why doesn't Huck get along with Miss Watson and Widow Douglas?

3. What does Huck think about religion -- specifically the good place, the bad place and prayer?

4. Give at least two examples of superstition in this section of the novel.

5. Contrast Huck and Tom. What are their main differences?

Chapters 4-7

1. Why did Huck give his money to Judge Thatcher?

2. Describe Pap Finn. What kind of a person is he?

3. What is Huck's attitude towards his father?

4. Why does Pap yell at Huck for becoming civilized? Is he right?

5. What was Huck's plan of escape from his father?

6. How do you know that material things don't matter to Huck?

Chapters 8 - 11

1. What purpose(s) does Huck's death serve?

2. How does Huck meet Jim on Jackson's Island? Why is Jim there?

3. What is in the two story house that floats by?

4. Give three examples of Man vs. Society in this section.

5. How are the townspeople superstitious? Jim? Huck? Give examples.

6. Compare/contrast Huck & Jim.

7. Why does Huck dress as a girl to go ashore? Why does he go? What does he find out?

8. How do you know Huck and Jim are friends by the end of Chapter XI?

Questions for Chapters 11-12-13

 1. What information does Huck gather during his time on the Illinois shore?

 2. The first five days/nights on the raft could be termed "idyllic." Give several examples to prove this point.

 3. Discuss Huck's concept of "borrowin'." How is this an example of the struggle between Huck's sense of morality and his background?

 4. How does the sequence aboard the Walter Scott show (once again) the contrast between make-believe and reality?

 5. Chapters 12 and 13 contain new people who Huck encounters along the river. all of these people have character defects. Identify these people and discuss their flaws.

Chapters 12-14

1. Why do Huck and Jim begin their journey down the Mississippi?

2. Why do Huck and Jim board the Walter Scott?

3. Why does Huck want to save Jim Turner?

4. How does Huck send help to the Walter Scott?

5. What do we learn about Jim from his talking about "King Sollermun"?

Chapters 15-18

1. What trick does Huck play on Jim?

2. Why doesn't Huck turn in Jim?

3. Why don't the slave hunters get Jim?

4. Explain the differences between Huck and the hunters.

5. What is the bad luck in Chapter 16?

6. How does Huck get to the Grangerfords?

7. Why did Twain include this adventure with the Grangerfords?

Questions for Chapters 17-20

 1. Although Huck is impressed by the Grangerfords' home, further examination reveals how Twain uses the scene in a satirical way. What is your (real) impression of the interior of the Grangerford home?

 2. What caused the Grangerford-Shepherdson fued?

 3. What part of chapter 18 is like the Romeo & Juliet story?

 4. What happens to the grangerford men (as a result of the fued)? How does this illustrate Twain's theme of "man's inhumanity to his fellow man?"

 5. Where has Jim been while Huck has been with the Grangerfords?

 6. Two men join Huck and Jim on the raft. Who do they claim to be?

 7. How do the King and Duke plan to make money?

 8. While they are in Parkville, what does the Duke do to make money (while the townspeople are away)? What does the King do at the camp meeting? How much does each man make?

 9. How does the duke "fix it" so they don't have to hide Jim anymore?

Chapters 19-25

1. How did Jim and Huck meet the king and duke?

2. Does Huck believe their story?

3. Give two examples of the "cleverness" of the king and duke.

4. Why did the people return to the show?

5. What's the point of the incident of the shooting of Boggs?

6. Why do we hear about Jim's daughter "'Lizabeth"?

7. Where did the king and duke get their plan about being the Wilks brothers?

Questions for Chapters 25-29

 1. How does the king get information about Peter wilks (and his relatives and friends) that allows him to begin a fraudulent scheme?

 2. The King and the Duke convince the Wilks girls and the townspeople that they are Harvey and William Wilks. Give some examples of the ploys they use to "convince" everyone.

 3. What observations does Dr. Robinson have about the "brothers?"

 4. How does GREED play a part in the King's and Duke's decision not to leave right away with the cash?

 5. Huck steals the gold. What does he do with it?

 6. Why does the sale of the slaves upset the Wilks girls (and the town)? How does the sale work to Huck's advantage?

 7. Briefly, what is Huck's plan to thwart the frauds' swindle (and allow Huck and Jim to escape)?

 8. When the real Harvey and William Wilks arrive how do the townsfolk attampt to determine which pair is telling the truth? How does this lead to Huck's escape?

 9. During this whole section Huck has let some of his opinions be known to the reader regarding what he thinks of the swindle being perpetrated by the King and Duke. Find at least two occasions where he offers an opinion, and give his exact

Chapters 26-31

1. How do the king and duke get the money?

2. Why does Huck steal the money from the mattress?

3. Why doesn't Huck's conscience bother him when he lies so much?

4. What things give away the king and duke?

5. Why is Huck upset when Jim is sold?

6. Why it is important that Huck says, "All right, then, I'll go to hell."?