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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the alias Huck uses at the Grangerfords?

2. What first alerts Mrs. Loftus to the fact that 'Sarah/Mary' is a boy?

3. How did Tom and Huck become rich?

4. What action does Jim fear will bring bad luck?

5. What news does Mrs. Loftus give Huck regarding his 'murder'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What traits does Huck demonstrate in Chapter 7?

2. How seriously should readers take the disclaimer "By Order of the Author"?

3. Why does Huck consider moving the money from its hiding-place in Peter Wilks' coffin?

4. In what sense does Jim reach his moral nadir when he considers buying his children from their owner?

5. What important difference between Huck and Jim is suggested during the conversation about King Solomon?

6. How do Jim and Huck survive as they travel down the river on the raft?

7. In Chapter 13, why does Huck again find it necessary to adopt a disguise?

8. What is the psychological card Colonel Sherburn plays so successfully during the confrontation?

9. What is ironic about Jim claiming that a snakeskin brings bad luck?

10. Why is Huck not overly concerned about the auction of the Wilks property?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the important differences between the characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, as presented in the first four chapters of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Since The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published, much discussion has focused on the significance of the river/shore contrast. In a fluent essay, explain your personal response to this. What do you think is important about the river and in what important ways does it contrast with the shore?

Essay Topic 3

Romantic imagination can be creative. In the character of Tom Sawyer, it is merely imitative. Discuss with close reference to the text.

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