1. Huck Finn Group Quiz

2. 1. Why was someone shooting off a cannon? What significance does baker’s bread have in this scene? 1. Why was someone shooting off a cannon? What significance does baker’s bread have in this scene?

3. 2. The townsfolk did not seem to be concerned about finding Huck until they think he is dead. What kind of irony is this? How does this create satire? What is Twain mocking?

4. 3. Why was Jim on Jackson Island? Why was he afraid when he first saw Huck?

5. 4. Miss Watson claimed she may need to sell off some of her property because times were tough for her. What is ironic about this? What is Twain mocking with his satire?

6. 5. What did Jim find on a floating house that he did not allow Huck to see? Discuss what this reveals about Jim’s feelings for Huck.

7. 6. What were hanging on hooks inside the floating house? What kind of house might this have been? What is Twain mocking with his satire here?

8. 7. What did Jack Packard and Bill plan to do on the sinking ship the Walter Scott? How did Huck and Jim ruin their plans?

9. 8. As a runaway slave what would have been the wisest thing for Jim to do when Huck insists on going aboard the Walter Scott? 9. Why did Jim go aboard?

10. 10. Huck goes to a ferry watchman and makes up a story about Miss Hooker. What are his real motives for his lie? What does this tell us about Huck’s personality?

11. 11. Walter Scott was a famous English writer, but Mark Twain hated his style. How does Twain use satire here?

12. 12. Describe the trick Huck plays on Jim? How did it backfire? Why did Huck do it? Whose influence is he still under?

13. 13.Huck disguises himself as a girl to get information. Name three tests Judith Loftus gave Huck to see if he was a boy or a girl. Why did Huck say his name was Sarah Mary Williams? Who did they think killed Huck? 14. What kind of irony is evident when Huck is at Mrs. Loftus’ house?

14. 15. Huck says: “People will call me a low down abolitionist and despise me, but I ain’t gonna tell on you, Jim.” What is ironic about his statement? What is Twain’s satire mocking with this?

15. 16. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a Hero Quest Archetype. What is Huck’s call to adventure?

16. 17. Read through the lyrics of the song Muddy Water. What two literary elements are used throughout the song? 18. How do these two elements reveal how Jim feels? 19. Look at stanza four. What does Jim mean literally and figuratively?