Chapter 13, Huckleberry Finn: Questions and Vocabulary
1. Write a 6 sentence summary of what happens in this chapter.
2. What is the Sir Walter Scott? Why do Jim and Huck explore it?
3. Who are Bill, Jim Turner, and Packard?
4. What story does Huck make up to try to save the men?
5. What does this story show about Huck?
6. Why does the ferry owner agree to help Huck?
7. Why is Huck heavy-hearted at the end of the chapter?
Vocabulary:
Rapscallion: rascal
Gape and stretch: a yawn and a stretch
Yarn: a long made-up story
Startlish: startled
Disremember: don’t remember
Beatenest: the most unusual