Huck Finn 1-3
What is Book 1, the book before The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn called?
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Who has nails in the heel of their shoe?
Pap
What is a skiff?
shallow boat
How can you infer Pap is an alcholic?
He talks about whisky, needs money, and often is found drunk.
Which president proclaimed Thanksgiving a holiday?
Abe Lincoln
Who is Jim owned by?
Miss Watson and Widow Douglas
What does Jim use to tell Huck's fortune?
hairball from the stomach of an ox
What does cowhidin' mean?
hit with cowhide, like a belt
How can you infer Huck isn't completely educated?
He doesn't always attend school. His spelling and grammar usage while speaking show that as well.
The average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving is _______.
Hint: 4,000-5,000
Hint 2: round to the nearest 100
4,500
Moses and the Bullrushes is an example of an ______.
allusion
Why does Huck hide the canoe?
so he can escape his father
What is yonder?
a distance away
How can you infer Jim is superstitious?
He talks to a hair ball and also talks about being taken on a journey by the devil in his dreams.
What year was the first Thanksgiving?
Hint: between 1600-1625
1621
What is another word for dialect?
vernacular
Who did Huck live with before Pap kidnapped him?
Widow Douglas and Miss Watson
What is "corked up"?
stop talking, shutting up
How can you infer that Tom has a greater education than most of the boys?
He references books. He is the leader. He also speaks slightly better with his grammar usage.
How many towns are named Turkey in the United States?
Hint: 1-6
4
sign the oath with their blood
hide the canoe
kill a pig
saw through a wall
take supplies
What does "slicking up" swords and guns mean?
greasing the swords and guns
How can you infer that Judge Thatcher is nice?
He doesn't just take Huck's $6,000. He also lends him money whenever Huck asks for it.
The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game between ____ and Princeton.
Hint: Y
Yale