| What did the slaves do before they went to bed at night? | They came into the house for prayers. |
| Who gave the catcall after midnight? | Tom Sawyer was calling for Huck. |
| In the beginning of the story, where does Tom take Huck and the gang? | Tom takes Huck and the gang to the cave through the hole that he had discovered earlier. |
| What does Jim think has happened when he finds his hat hanging in the tree? | Jim thinks that he has been ridden around the world by witches. |
| When Tom’s gang tries to rob the rich “Spaniards” and “A-rabs,” who do they actually rob? | The gang tries to rob a Sunday school picnic. To their humiliation, it is a primer class filled with very young children. |
| Where does Tom get his ideas for robbing and killing people? | He gets them from the books he reads. One of those books is Don Quixote |
| If anyone reveals the secrets of the gang, the boy and his family must be killed. Whom does Huck offer as his family to be killed? | Huck offers Miss Watson because he would rather give her up than anyone else. |
| Whose slave is Jim? | Jim is Miss Watson’s slave. |
| Who are Joe Harper and Ben Rogers? | Joe Harper and Ben Rogers are boys in Tom Sawyer’s gang |
| Why is Huck in a big hurry to give Judge Thatcher his money? | He feels that if he gets rid of his six thousand dollars, Pap will leave him alone. |
| What does Judge Thatcher give Huck in exchange for the six thousand dollars? | He gives him one dollar. In this way Huck has sold it rather than given it away |
| What does the duke do so that Jim does not need to be tied up in the wigwam all day? | The duke paints his face and other parts of his body blue so he will look like a sick Arab rather than a runaway slave |
| What are the names of the three Wilks sisters? | The three Wilks sisters are Mary Jane (19 years old), Susan (15), and Joanna (14). |
| Why do the women insult their own food? | The women make degrading comments about their food so that they can elicit compliments from their guests. |
| How do the Wilks girls react when the slaves are sold? | The girls’ hearts are broken to see them sold away from the town and separated from their families. |
| At the end of the novel, which character informs the others that Jim is actually a free man? | Tom |
| Which of the following symbolizes bad luck to Huck and Jim? | a shed snakeskin |
| How does Huck know that Pap has returned to St. Petersburg? | He sees Pap’s boot print in the snow |
| What is Jim’s initial destination when he and Huck start downriver? | The Ohio River |
| What is the name of the town where Huck, Jim, and Tom live at the novel’s opening? | St. Petersburg |
| Why does Jim run away from Miss Watson’s? | She is planning to sell him, which would separate him from his family |
| “Temperance” refers to the movement designed to abolish… | Drinking alcohol |
| Which character gets shot in Jim’s final “escape”? | Tom Sawyer |
| What kind of animal does Huck kill as part of the plot to fake his own death? | A pig |
| What is Mark Twain’s real name? | Samuel Clemens |
| Where does Huck intend to go at the novel’s end? | The West |
| When Huck dresses as a girl, what does he say his full name is? | Sarah Mary Williams |
| When was Huckleberry Finn published? | 1884 |
| In the beginning of the book, why does Huck not turn Jim in? | Huck felt sorry for Jim |
| Huck does not play any more trick on Jim after what incident? | After he plays a trick in the fog |
| Who is the Widow Douglas? | The women who adopts Huck. |
| Who is tom Sawyer? | Huck’s very good friend |
| Who is Pap? | Pap Finn is Huck’s dad. He is a drunkard |
| Who is Buck? | Buck is a boy Huck’s age. He is a Gangerford. |
| Who do Jim and Huck rescue while on the raft? | two men; the duke and the king, they are con artists. |
| What has everyone been thinking has happened to Huck? | He was murdered. |
| What caused Jim and Huck to miss Cairo? | Fog |
| What’s wrong with Jim’s daughter? | She’s deaf |
Huckleberry Finn Study Guide/BoardGame Questions and Answers
June 4, 2020