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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
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
Characters
Character List
Huckleberry “Huck” Finn
Jim
Tom Sawyer
The duke and the dauphin
Pap Finn
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 Theme
Guilt/Shame
Empathy
Adventure
Money/Wealth
Quotes By Section
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
Quotes By Character
Huck
Jim
Tom
The duke and the dauphin
Pap Finn
Quotes By Symbol
The Mississippi River
Further Study
Context
Slavery and American Society
Huckleberry Finn and the N-word
Mark Twain and American Realism
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
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
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapters 2-3 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 2-3 Quiz
1
of 5
Why does Jim wear the 5-cent piece around his neck?
It's the most money he's ever had.
He says it's a charm from the devil that can cure illness.
He doesn't want to lose it.
He thinks it was given to him by an angel.
2
of 5
Why does the rest of Tom's gang object to Huck joining?
He has no family, aside from a drunken father.
He is older than the other boys.
They think he smells funny.
He messes up the words when taking the oath.
3
of 5
Why does Huck decide to abandon prayer?
He decides there's no benefit in it.
The Widow Douglas becomes deathly ill.
Tom makes fun of him for believing in superstition.
He decides that it's too much work.
4
of 5
What rumor circulates about Huck's father?
That he's returned to collect Huck's money
That he's been found dead in the river
That he has remarried and moved out West
That he's not actually Huck's father
5
of 5
Why do the boys decide to drop out of Tom's gang?
Tom becomes pushy and arrogant.
They decide it's too dangerous.
Huck is arrested in one of their raids.
They never actually rob or kidnap anyone.
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