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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain

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Summary
- Video Plot Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Plot analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Motifs
- Symbols
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
- Key Facts
- What Does it Mean to be “Free”?
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
- Quotes By Symbol
- The Mississippi River
Further Study
Writing Help

Further Study

Chapters 36-39 Quiz

Further Study Chapters 36-39 Quiz

1 of 5
Why does Tom want Jim's guard to bake him a pie?

So he can hide a rope in it.
To distract the guard while they free Jim
To cheer Jim up
Tom is hungry.

2 of 5
Why do Tom and Huck replace the spoons and sheets after stealing them?

They are bored while waiting for Jim to break free.
They are trying to confuse Aunt Sally.
They decide they don't need them for their plan.
Jim tells them to put them back.

3 of 5
What does Tom not want Jim to do before he can escape?

Inscribe messages on the walls of his cell
Grow a flower using his tears
Make a mask out of bark
Tame a rat or snake

4 of 5
Why does Tom feel the need to create elaborate plans for Jim's escape?

He is concerned they will be caught otherwise.
He wants to follow the model in his adventure books.
He secretly hopes that Jim doesn't escape.
He is trying to impress Huck.

5 of 5
Who does Tom pretend to be in his last letter to the Phelpses?

A remorseful gang member
A plantation owner interested in buying Jim
The sheriff from a neighboring county
Jim's rightful owner

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