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Huck Finn
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ernest Hemingway said "All the modern American literature comes from the book" | Huckleberry Finn |
| Jobs and occupations Mark Twain had in his lifetime | Gambler, Prankster, Lecturer |
| How long did Mark Twain live | 75 years |
| Mark Twain was the first modern | Celebrity |
| Mark Twains real name was | Samuel Clemens |
| Where was Mark Twain born | In a small river boating town on the West Bank of the Mississippi River called : Hannibal, Missouri |
| At what age did Samuel Clemens leave school | 12 |
| For what reason did Samuel Clemens leave school | to become a printers apprentice |
| What was Samuel Clemens boyhood dream that was realized at age 22 | a steam boatman |
| What did Samuel Clemens do during the Civil War | went back to Hannibal |
| While he was living in Virginia City, Nevada, Clemens got a job at the Virginia City Enterprise as a | mining |
| 10. What was the date that the pen name "Mark Twain" first appeared in print? | April 3rd 1633 |
| Give at least three of the other pen names used by Mark Twain | Josh, Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass, and Sieur Louis de Conte, Grumbler rumbler |
| What are some of the theories about the origin of the pen name "Mark Twain"? | derived from water of mississippi calling out mark twain |
| Twain went to the Sandwich Islands, now known as ---- reporter. His experiences there provided the material for a bold new vocation for Twain as a ---- | Hawaii, lecture |
| What are some of the "outlandish" things that Twain put on the posters he used to advertise his lectures? | Fireworks a wild animals |
| What is the name of Mark Twain's wife? | olivia |
| 16. How did they meet one another? | Her brother showed Twain a photo of her |
| 17. What did they do on their first date? | A reading by Charles Dickens |
| 18. The title of Mark Twain's first best-selling book was | The innocents abroad |
| 19. In what way did Mark Twain help Ulysses S. Grant? | He convinced Grant to write a memoir |
| 1. Why did Huck give his money to Judge Thatcher | He was afraid Pap was going to take it |
| 2. Describe Pap Finn. What kind of a person is he? | Bad person, drunk, abusive, kidnapped Huck |
| 3. What is Huck's attitude towards his father | He doesn't like him and hides in the woods when he is around |
| 4. Why does Pap yell at Huck for becoming civilized | Because he was going to school |
| 5. What was Huck's plan of escape from his father | Saw his way out and fake his death |
| 6. How do you know that material things don't matter to Huck | He leaves everything behind |
| 3. What does Huck think about religion -- specifically the good place, the bad place and prayer? | Huck views the good place as not interesting and he wouldn't want to go there is miss watson was there. She said Tom Sawyer would be in the bad place so Huck wants to go there |
| 4. Give at least two examples of superstition in this section of the novel. | Bad luck when killed the spider. Tied a lock of his hair to keep witches away, Jims chest hair |
| 5. Contrast Huck and Tom. What are their main differences? | Tom is more adventurous and imaginative while Huck is realistic and level headed |
| 1. What purpose(s) does Huck's death serve? | So his dad wont come looking after him |
| 2. How does Huck meet Jim on Jackson's Island? Why is Jim there? | Huck sees the smoke from Jims campfire, Jim ran away because he heard Mrs Watson was going to sell him ( for 800 ) |
| 3. What is in the two-story house that floats by? | That is Paps house and Pap is inside dead. The took knife, lantern, fishing stuff, clothes |
| 4. Give three examples of Man vs. Society in this section. | --- |
| 5. How are the townspeople superstitious? Jim? Huck? Give examples. | They used floating bread to find the dead body, Jim believes his chest hair will mean he's rich, Huck realizes snake is bad luck |
| 6. Compare/contrast Huck & Jim. | both characters are seeking freedom, but Jim is illegally running away |
| 7. Why does Huck dress as a girl to go ashore? Why does he go? What does he find out? | Because they wanted to see what was happening in town |
| 8. How do you know Huck and Jim are friends by the end of Chapter XI? | Huck goes back to save Jim because people are after JIm |
| Why do Huck and Jim begin their journey down the Mississippi | To get to Cairo, where Jim can use the other river to get to the free states |
| 2. Why do Huck and Jim board the Walter Scott | To investigate and scavenge for supplies |
| 3. Why does Huck want to save Jim Turner | because their journey has forged a deep, personal friendship, causing Huck to view him as a human being rather than property |
| 4. How does Huck send help to the Walter Scott | spinning a fabricated story to a ferryboat watchman on shore. He claims his family and a wealthy local member are stranded on the wreck, inducing the watchman to go and attempt a rescue. |
| 5. What do we learn about Jim from his talking about "King Solomman" | He takes things very literal, fool for cutting baby in half, Jim's reaction is deeply personal, rooted in his own love for his children and his experience of being separated from them, |
| 1. What trick does Huck play on Jim | That Jim was dreaming about getting separated in the fog |
| 2. Why doesn't Huck turn in Jim | When Jim told huck that he was his best friend it made huck rethink |
| 3. Why don't the slave hunters get Jim | Huck scared them off by saying his family has small pox |
| 4. Explain the differences between Huck and the hunters. | The hunters wanted Jim for money, while Huck was going to turn him in for morality |
| 5. What is the bad luck in Chapter 16 | The raft got ran over by a steam boat |
| 6. How does Huck get to the Grangerfords | he swims to shore and is surrounded by dogs |
| 7. Why did Twain include this adventure with the Grangerfords | to make fun of feuds |
| 1. How did Jim and Huck meet the king and duke | Huck went ashore to look for berries. He ran into the king and duke while they were running away from people |
| 2. Does Huck believe their story | At first Huck believed the story of the Duke and the King but soon he figured it out but he lets them continue with their lie |
| 3. Give two examples of the "cleverness" of the king and duke. | the King convinced the preacher to let him speak as a pirate to the people. He asked for money for his cause and the people gave him some. The Duke printed up hand bills describing Jim as a runaway slave and offering a reward. |
| 4. Why did the people return to the show | to get revenge |
| 5. What's the point of the incident of the shooting of Boggs | Boggs points out many weaknesses in the human character Boggs was foolish in his drunkenness . Sherburn was foolish to pay any attention to Boggs. - Human nature |
| 6. Why do we hear about Jim's daughter "Lizabeth" | shows us how he's a compassionate man and he felt bad about the way he treated his daughter |
| 7. Where did the king and duke get their plan about being the Wilks | The King and Duke found a young man by the side of the river. He told them the story of the Wilks brothers |
| 1. How do the king and duke get the money? | They get the money from pretending to be the Wilks brothers after Peter Wilks dies leaving money to inherit. |
| 2. Why does Huck steal the money from the mattress? | He wants to rightfully return it to the nieces |
| 3. Why doesn't Huck's conscience bother him when he lies so much? | There are times when he does care. He hates to lie to Mary Jane, but he thinks his lies will never hurt anyone. |
| 4. What things give away the king and duke? | When the real Wilks brothers come |
| 5. Why is Huck upset when Jim is sold? | Huck is upset because Huck and Jim were friends |
| 6. Why is it important that Huck says, "All right, then, I'll go to hell."? | It's important because Huck is accepting Jim as a friend and also risking "going to hell" for him. |
| 1. Why does Huck assume Tom Sawyer's identity? | He assumes his identity because Tom's aunt mistakes him for Tom and Huck goes along with it in order to save Jim |
| 2. What happens when Tom appears on the scene? | Huck and Tom meet up with each other before Tom reaches the house and Tom agrees to help Huck steal Jim |
| 3. What's the difference between Tom's plan for freeing Jim and Huck's? | Huck's plan is simple and sincere Tom's plan is more "have fun with it" and make it like a mission. |
| 4. How does Huck change when Tom comes? | Huck loses the ability to act on his own, and lets Tom take over everything. |
| 5. Tom's plan is actually cruel. Why? | Jim is a free man |
| 6. What more do we learn about Tom in these chapters? | Tom is much more immature than Huck. Also that Tom cares more about fantasy than reality. |
| 1. How does Huck appear to be superior to Tom? | his greater maturity, practical common sense, and profound moral growth |
| 2. What happens to Jim? Huck? Tom? | Jim gives up his freedom to help nurse Tom back to health, and is taken back to the plantation in chains. Upon waking up, Tom admits that he knew Jim was free the whole time, and Jim is released. Tom pays Jim 40 dollars, and the trio departs. |
| 3. Is there anything left undecided at the end of the novel? | hucks future |
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