Setting
Where is the setting of the novel?
Missouri, near the Mississippi River.
Who is the main character?
Huckleberry Finn
Who is the narrator of the story?
The book is told from the prospective of Huck.
What do many consider this book to be?
The first American Novel
"I knowed he was white inside, and I reckoned he'd say what he did say - so it was all right, now, and I told Tom I was agoing for a doctor."
Chapter 40, pg. 301
When does the story take place?
Prior to the Civil War
What is the relationship between Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?
Best friends
Who is Huck living with at the beginning of the novel?
Huck as been adopted by the Widow Douglas and her sister Miss Watson (the mean one)
How old is Huckleberry Finn?
13-14 years old
"'Ransomed? What's that?'
'I don't know. But that's what they do. I've seen it in books; and so of course that's what we've got to do.'
'But how can we do it if we don't know what it is?'
'Why blame it all, we've got to do it. Don't I tell you it's in the books? Do you want to go to doing different from what's in the books, and get things all muddled up?'"
Chapter 2, pg. 9
Yes
Who is Aunt Sally?
She is Tom's aunt.
How does Huck fake his own death?
He kills a pig and makes the cabin look like a murder. He finds a canoe and heads down the river.
In what novel does Huckleberry Finn first appear?
Tom Sawyer
"'Yes-en I's rich now, come to look at it. I owns mysef, en I's wuth eight hund'd dollars. I wisht I had de money, I wouldn' want no'.'"
Chapter 8, pg. 52
What state is the Phelps' farm?
Arkansas
Who is Mary Jane?
Mary Jane is the eldest Wilks' daughter. She gives the Dauphin $6000 because she believes that he is her uncle.
Why does Huck feel guilty about faking his own death?
Huck feels guilty that his disappearance has upset Widow Douglas.
True or False: This book is commonly banned?
True
"Your newspapers call you a brave people so much that you think you are braver than any other people - whereas you're just as brave, and no braver."
Chapter 22, pg. 161