The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Chapter 1
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Who wrote the book called The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?

Mr Mark Twain

What did Huck and Tom find in the woods?

  • Stolen jewelry
  • Hidden money (correct)
  • A secret passage
  • Buried treasure
  • Huck had a stable home environment with caring parents.

    False

    Tom planned to form a gang of robbers and named it Tom Sawyer's __________.

    <p>Gang</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the following characters to their actions:

    <p>Miss Watson = Lived with Widow Douglas Pop = Huck's father who caused trouble Judge Thatcher = Kept Huck's money in the bank</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Huck and Jim find on the river that they brought back to their island?

    <p>raft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who did the woman that Huck encountered tell him had potentially committed a murder?

    <p>Old Finn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Aunt Sally think when Tom and Sid arrived at the house?

    <p>She thought it was wonderful.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The woman Huck encountered believed Huck's story about being a girl named Sarah.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Tom and Huck write secret letters about to everybody?

    <p>A gang of slave-thieves coming up from the south</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The woman initially thought Huck's name was Sarah, but then he said his real name was ________.

    <p>Mary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Tom's plans are always crazy and exciting.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the character descriptions with the correct characters:

    <p>Claimed to be a duke = Young man Claimed to be the first son of the King of France = Old man</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the plan to free Jim according to the content?

    <p>Tom would come to town on a boat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Tom's Aunt Polly was in the ______________ when she surprised Tom and the others.

    <p>doorway</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Match the characters with their actions:

    <p>Jim = Refused to run away and leave a friend with a bullet in his leg Tom Sawyer = Had a bullet in his leg and wanted the adventure to continue Aunt Sally = Got angry when Tom helped Jim escape</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Chapter 1: Huck in Trouble

    • Huck introduces himself and explains that his story is a continuation of Tom Sawyer's adventures
    • Huck and Tom Sawyer found $6,000 each, which they got from robbers, and are now famous
    • Huck's father, Pap, is a drunk and a bad influence, and Huck is unhappy living with the Widow Douglas
    • Huck runs away from the Widow's house and meets Tom Sawyer, who invites him to join a robbers' gang
    • Huck doesn't like living in a house and sleeping in a bed, so he runs away again

    Chapter 1: Huck's Father Returns

    • Huck's father, Pap, returns and demands Huck's money
    • Huck gives Pap a dollar, and Pap takes it and leaves
    • Pap keeps trying to get Huck's money from Judge Thatcher
    • Huck's life with Pap is miserable, and he is often locked in a hut
    • Huck decides to escape and go down the river to live in the woods

    Chapter 2: Huck Escapes and Finds a Friend

    • Huck escapes from the hut and finds a canoe, which he uses to get away
    • Huck goes to Jackson's Island and lives there for a few days
    • He meets Jim, Miss Watson's slave, who is also on the run
    • Huck and Jim become friends and live together on the island
    • They find a raft and decide to travel down the river to Cairo, Illinois

    Chapter 3: Huck and Jim Travel South

    • Huck and Jim travel down the river, but they get bored and decide to go into town
    • Huck dresses up as a girl and goes into town to gather information
    • He meets a woman who tells him that people think Pap killed him and that Jim is on the run
    • Huck and Jim escape from the island and continue their journey down the river

    Chapter 4: The Duke and the King

    • Huck and Jim meet two men who are running away from dogs and men
    • The two men, the Duke and the King, claim to be royalty and ask for special treatment
    • Huck and Jim are skeptical, but they go along with the charade
    • The four of them travel together, but Huck and Jim don't trust the Duke and the King### The Adventure Begins
    • The narrator and Jim plan to escape from two bad men, the King and the Duke
    • They wait for the King to leave, then search for him in town and find him drunk in a bar
    • The Duke and the King fight, and the narrator sees an opportunity to escape, but Jim is nowhere to be found

    The Phelps Family

    • A boy tells the narrator that Jim has been caught by the Phelps family, who are taking him back to his owner
    • The narrator discovers that the Phelpses think he is Tom Sawyer, a boy from St. Petersburg
    • The narrator plays along, meeting Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas Phelps

    The Plan to Free Jim

    • The narrator comes up with a plan to free Jim, but before he can put it into action, Tom Sawyer arrives
    • Tom helps the narrator come up with a new plan to free Jim, involving digging a hole under the wall of the hut where Jim is being held
    • The narrator and Tom write secret letters to create a diversion, saying that a gang of slave-thieves is coming to steal Jim

    The Escape

    • The narrator, Tom, and Jim put their plan into action, digging the hole and creating a diversion
    • They escape, but the Phelpses and their friends give chase, shooting at them
    • The narrator, Tom, and Jim make it to the canoe and escape to Spanish Island

    Aftermath

    • Tom is shot in the leg during the escape, and the narrator and Jim insist that they need to get him medical attention
    • The doctor treats Tom's leg, and the Phelpses lock Jim up again
    • Tom reveals the truth about the escape to Aunt Sally, and she is angry
    • Aunt Polly arrives, and the narrator, Tom, and Jim have to explain everything

    Conclusion

    • Aunt Polly reveals that Miss Watson has died and left Jim free in her will
    • The narrator, Tom, and Jim are reunited, and Jim is finally free
    • The narrator reflects on the adventure and decides he needs to run away again to avoid being forced to live with Aunt Sally

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    This quiz is based on the first chapter of Mark Twain's classic novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It covers Huck's life after finding the stolen money with Tom Sawyer. Test your knowledge of the story!

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