Huckleberry Finn
Tom Sawyer
What is the name of Huck's best friend who helps him with adventures?
A lottery is held where one person is chosen to be stoned to death.
What happens every year in the town?
The repetition of beginning sounds in words
What is alliteration?
King Arthur’s legendary castle and court
What is Camelot?
A hero from Geatland who comes to help the Danes
Who is Beowulf?
To escape his abusive father and seek freedom.
Why does Huck run away from home?
That he is not mad (insane).
What does the narrator claim at the beginning of the story?
Not a character in the story but an “all-knowing,” observer who can describe and comment on all the characters and actions in the story.
What is 3rd person omniscient narrator (POV)?
Excalibur
What is the name of Arthur’s sword?
Grendel
Who is the monster Beowulf defeats first?
Jim is a runaway enslaved man and Huck’s friend; he teaches Huck about morality and humanity.
Who is Jim, and why is he important to Huck’s journey?
His "vulture eye"
What part of the old man drives the narrator crazy?
A long narrative poem about a hero’s journey, like Beowulf.
What is an epic poem?
It symbolizes equality; no one sits at the head.
What is the Round Table known for?
With his bare hands by ripping off his arm
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
Whether to turn Jim in or help him gain freedom.
What moral dilemma does Huck face regarding Jim?
It’s a tradition, and they’re afraid to change it.
Why don’t the villagers stop the lottery?
A type of American folktale with exaggerated characters, adventures, and events.
What is a Tall Tale?
Battled the Blue, Black and Red knights.
Who was the Kitchen Knight (Sir Gareth)?
A thief steals a cup from its treasure hoard.
What wakes the dragon from its slumber?
It represents escape and a path to a new life for both Huck and Jim.
How does the river symbolize freedom in Huckleberry Finn?
He believes he can hear the old man’s heart still beating and goes mad from guilt.
What causes the narrator to confess?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things using the words “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
Presented Excalibur and Sir Galahad.
Who was Lady of the Lake (Vivien)?
Beowulf is older, the dragon breathes fire, and his weapons are less effective.
What makes the fight with the dragon different from Beowulf’s earlier battles?