NAME ____________________________________________________ DATE ____________________
CHAPTERS 1 – 5: STATUS QUO AND CONFORMITY: CIVILIZING HUCK
1.
Make two columns, listing Huck’s clear likes and dislikes as he reveals them in these chapters.
What things does he have trouble understanding?
2. The titles of the chapters are in third person, while the text itself is in the first person voice of
Huck Finn. What does this literary device suggest about the argument that Huck and Twain are
one and the same?
CHAPTERS 6 – 11: ESCAPE AND THE WEALTH OF SELF
1.
Why does Huck stage his own murder rather than simply running away? What repercussions
could this choice have on those who care about him?
2. Huck and Jim are runaways seeking freedom. In two columns, list the reasons and differences in
their motivation to escape.
CHAPTERS 12 – 18: BONDING OVER INHUMANITY
1.
Discuss Jim’s interactions with the Grangerford slaves, including his assessment of their
abilities. What do these slaves know about the underground railroad and ways for runaways to
elude capture?
2. How do both the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons exhibit religious hypocrisy? Explain
Twain’s use of the families’ feuding as satire of the Civil War mentality.
CHAPTERS 19 – 31: LESSONS IN ASSISTANCE AND BETRAYAL
1.
Though both the King and the Duke are criminal in their behavior, each is different in his
understanding of and abuse of people. Make two columns and list the differences in the King
and the Duke. How is one morally superior to the other? Which do you like least and why?
2. How and by whom is Jim betrayed? Have other slaves been similarly treated by this character?
How does Huck respond to Jim’s capture?
CHAPTERS 32 – 43: THE RESCUE AND HAPPY ENDINGS: REALISM VS. ROMANTICISM, REALITY VS.
IMAGINATION – Select two.
1.
Define the words “adventure” and “heroism” as Huck would and as Tom would. Compare each
boy’s idea of how Jim should be rescued, according to these definitions. Who is the hero of this
novel, Huck or Jim? List ways in which each has proven his heroism.
2. How are heart and conscience in conflict in Huck’s seeing Jim as his friend, family, and as a
slave? What details of their trip down the Mississippi does Huck recall that soften him towards
Jim? How has Jim helped Huck be a better person?
3. Several characters have kept secrets from others in the novel. Jim doesn’t tell Huck he is free of
Pap. Tom doesn’t tell Jim he was freed on Miss Watson’s death. Huck doesn’t tell Jim that the
King and Duke are scoundrels and conmen. How would these truths have changed the outcome
of the novel and the characters themselves had they been revealed? Is keeping a secret the
same as a lie in these cases?
NAME ____________________________________________________ DATE ____________________
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
FINAL EXAM
For the final exam, students will break into literary circles to read the novel The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Groups will be responsible for monitoring their reading pace and
completing all assignments. Each group will turn in one completed project with evidence showing how
each member contributed to the final product as well as a cover page listing the group members. In
addition to the listed assignments, each student will submit a separate typed reflection about the group
dynamics, its plusses and its minuses, worth 25 points. Students are encouraged to work cooperatively
and rely on group members for the answers to any questions.
Vocabulary: Students will create a word bank of twenty vocabulary words from the novel. Include the
part of speech with the definition.
Ex. Pensive (p. 129) – adj. Deep in thought.
Literary Devices: Using the Literary Device foldable, students will identify the use of ten literary devices.
Ex. “ . . . till I sweat like an Injun . . .” – simile (p. 18)
Character Traits: Each member of the group will select a character from the story and provide evidence
of the author’s use of direct and indirect characterization. Use direct quotes identified by page number.
Students shall provide two examples of each, direct and indirect.
Reflections: Students will reflect upon questions for each chapter. Reflections will be typed, 12 font,
single spaced. Responses should be thorough and supported by quotes from the book. Students are
encouraged to divide the questions among the group members.
RUBRIC
_____ VOCABULARY (1 point per word with definition, part of speech, and page number.)
Maximum of 20 words/points
_____ LITERARY DEVICES (1 point per correctly identified device with page number)
Maximum of 10 points/examples
_____ CHARACTER TRAITS (5 points per trait, maximum of 4 traits, includes evidence in book)
Maximum of 20 points
_____ REFLECTIONS
Maximum of 50 points, 5 points per answer
_____ TOTAL