Huckleberry Finn Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 what is mark twains real. name? | samuel Clemens |
| when does the story take place | per civil war |
| what does the king say was tattooed onto Harvey Wilkes | his initials |
| cornel sherboart says the average man is | cowdardly |
| why was Jim upset at himself for hitting his daughter | she was deaf |
| name harvey Wilkes nieces | Joanna, Mary Jane, and Susie |
| how much money does hick have | $6,000 |
| why does Jim have to dress as a Arab | because they are afraid to leave him in the woods all by himself |
| who does uncle Silas and aunt Sally think huck is | their nephew Tom sawyer |
| what is the uniqueness between the grangerford and shepherdons | they go to church togther |
| how does huck remember his fake name | had buck spell it out |
| where was huck hiding when he heard the duke and kings plan for harvey wilikes plan | in the closet |
| how do they decide to free jim | dig a hole and make witches pie |
| tom sawyer | Huck's friend, and the protagonist of Tom Sawyer, the novel to which Huckleberry Finn is ostensibly the sequel. In Huckleberry Finn, Tom serves as a foil to Huck: imaginative, dominating, and given to wild plans taken from the plots of adventure novels, Tom is everything that Huck is not. Tom's stubborn reliance on the "authorities" of romance novels leads him to acts of incredible stupidity and startling cruelty. His rigid adherence to society's conventions aligns Tom with the "sivilizing" forces that Huck learns to see through and gradually abandons. |
| huckleberry finn | The protagonist and narrator of the novel. Huck is the thirteen-year-old son of the local drunk of St. Petersburg, Missouri, a town on the Mississippi River. Frequently forced to survive on his own wits and always a bit of an outcast, Huck is thoughtful, intelligent (though formally uneducated), and willing to come to his own conclusions about important matters, even if these conclusions contradict society's norms. Nevertheless, Huck is still a boy, and is influenced by others, particularly by his imaginative friend, Tom. |
| aunt sally | the person whose house Huck winds up at; believes huck is tom and tom is sid. very caring |
| duke (hucklberry fin) | one of the conartist Jim and Huck meet up with, are eventually killed for their deceit of others, the duke actually sometimes wants to be a good person |
| papa | hucks dad, abuses him, drunk who is only after hucks money, no true care for anyone but himself sometimes acts like a father for 2 seconds, the dead body Jim and Huck find on Jackson Island |
| Judge Thatcher | An eminent citizen in the town who is respected and well-liked. He fights to protect Huck's money when Pap returns to claim Huck and steal his money. Cares very much for Huck, almost a father figure to him |
| Mary Jane | She is one of the sweet daughters of Peter Wilks. She trusts the King and the Duke immediately, even though they are liars. She doesn't even hesitate to give them the money that her father left in his will. Huck truly likes her and tells her that the King and the Duke are conning her family for the money her father left in his will. Huck believes he could love Mary Jane |
| Jim | One of Miss Watson's household slaves. Jim is superstitious and occasionally sentimental, but he is also intelligent, practical, and ultimately more of an adult than anyone else in the novel. Jim's frequent acts of selflessness, his longing for his family, and his friendship with both Huck and Tom demonstrate to Huck that humanity has nothing to do with race. Because Jim is a black man and a runaway slave, he is at the mercy of almost all the other characters in the novel and is often forced into ridiculous and degrading situations. Is set free by Miss. Watson in her Will. Truly loves and cares for Huck and other people. Has a special bond with Huck. |
| widow douglas | The widow who takes Huck into her home and tries to "civilize" him. It is her home that he leaves when pap kidnaps him and takes him to the log cabin. Tries to offer Huck a life and stable home |
| King | one of the conartist Jim and Huck meet up with, are eventually killed for their deceit of others, does not care at all about the well being of others, drinks also |
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