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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
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Summary
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Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Notice and Explanatory
Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–10
Chapters 11–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–22
Chapters 23–25
Chapters 26–28
Chapters 29–31
Chapters 32–35
Chapters 36–39
Chapters 40–43
Video Plot Summary
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Character List
Huckleberry “Huck” Finn
Jim
Tom Sawyer
The duke and the dauphin
Pap Finn
Main Ideas
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Plot analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
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Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
What Does it Mean to be “Free”?
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
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Guilt/Shame
Empathy
Adventure
Money/Wealth
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Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–10
Chapters 11–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–22
Chapters 23–25
Chapters 26–28
Chapters 29–31
Chapters 32–35
Chapters 36–39
Chapters 40–43
Quotes By Character
Huck
Jim
Tom
The duke and the dauphin
Pap Finn
Quotes By Symbol
The Mississippi River
Further Study
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Slavery and American Society
Huckleberry Finn and the N-word
Mark Twain and American Realism
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Chapter 1
Chapters 2-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-10
Chapters 11-13
Chapters 14-16
Chapters 17-19
Chapters 20-22
Chapters 23-25
Chapters 26-28
Chapters 29-31
Chapters 32-35
Chapters 36-39
Chapters 40-43
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
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Further Study
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1
of 5
Where is Huck Finn from?
St. Petersburg, Missouri
Cairo, Arkansas
Jackson, Missisippi
New Orleans, Louisiana
2
of 5
Where does Tom get ideas for his plans?
His father
Huck
Adventure novels
His older friends
3
of 5
Which of the following best describes Jim?
Selfish and childish
Overly serious and cruel
Headstrong and skeptical of others
Superstitious and good-natured
4
of 5
Who is Peter Wilks?
A town drunk who turns out to be Huck's uncle.
The true identity of "the duke"
A dead man who left behind a rich inheritance
The leader of a gang of bandits that Huck briefly joins
5
of 5
Who is Sid?
Tom's younger brother
Huck's old friend
Jim's son
The Phelps's servant
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