Revised: 09/09/2003
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1.
Huck escapes Pap's cabin by faking his own .
2.
Aunt Sally's reaction to the "blown cylinder-head" reveals the hidden inside a good, Christian lady.
4.
Harney's last name is ___________________.
3.
A show that demonstrates the most obscene traits of human beings.
6.
The kid who knows where Moses was when the candle went out, should know how to spell this.
4.
A prominent motif began with a spider and a candle.
8.
Sometimes Huck is locked alone in here for two or three days.
5.
The blood from this proves convincing when found upon the ax.
13.
Jim plans to head north on this river.
6.
She talks to Sara Mary Williams George Alexander Peters.
14.
Finishing the book proved difficult for Twain, and the ending he provides has struck many readers as .
7.
When Jim says "Shut the do!", he does not realize that Elizabeth has gone .
17.
Pre-civil war south.
9.
The corruption of society stands in stark contrast to perfection of __________.
19.
"Come back to the , Huck Honey"
10.
According to Huck, conscience is no better than a "yaller _____."
21.
Corrupted appellation used by the king.
11.
Twain's greatest achievement.
23.
Term that describes Huck's ignorance and innocence.
12.
Huck cannot send this--he'd rather go to hell.
24.
Pap's last name.
15.
In the description of the Grangerford decor Twain attacks all that is shoddy and __________ in American culture.
25.
When Pap hears that the black man can do this he says, "You call this guvment"
16.
Huck's cleverness is demonstrated consistently by his ______.
28.
These keep Jim company on the Phelps' place.
18.
Applying this would not have been pleasant for the Duke and the King, and typically, Huck feels responsible.
29.
Because he is an Pap is especially upset that Huck has learned to read.
20.
This is the impossible quest of this quixotic tale.
31.
The _______________ family had poor taste in most things.
22.
Huck cuts through this with a saw blade he finds.
32.
Quote: "You call this a guvment!"
26.
A religious revival.
35.
This episode was omitted by Twain in order to please his editor.
27.
This is the town where a true pirate shows Huck how to run a camp meeting.
37.
Twain cautions the reader that banishment is the price for seeking this.
30.
This is good for throwing at rats. It's also good for showing if you're a boy or girl.
38.
Repeated three timed when Pap gets the d.t.'s.
33.
Of or involving clever rogues or adventures.
42.
She teaches Huck the purpose of prayer, but he can not see the use.
34.
Name of the steamship that symbolizes the false and decaying grandeur of the south.
45.
The duke shows his brilliance when he suggests that they give the girls all the .
36.
When Huck says, "I reckoned if they could stand it, I could," he shows that leaving the men on the __________ will not trouble him.
46.
She makes Huck choose hell—in more ways than one.
39.
This looks bad compared to life on the raft.
47.
A recurring Pattern in a literary work.
40.
Pap uses a hickory switch to _______ Huck.
48.
Without this, there would be no Journey.
41.
Jim gains fame for himself by the way he ____________s the fact his hat is on a tree limb when he awakens from his nap.
49.
Huck's low self-esteem is easily understandable when one realizes he is an child.
43.
This is the Wilks sister who catches Huck in some lies.
50.
This might be considered a soft word for lies.
44.
This causes powerful bad luck throughout the tale.
51.
Tom has trouble climbing this.
48.
This is in the bread. Luckily Huck doesn't eat any by mistake.
52.
Pap had a _____ of 40-rod.
53.
He's got hairy arms and a hairy breast.
54.
For Buck, the ______ defines the essence of aristocratic honor; for Twain it is proof of their savage inhumanity.
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55.
His funeral causes a powerful lot of tears--some of them are even real.
56.
Peter Biedler argues that the "Raftsman's Episode" supports his theory of Huck's ___________.
57.
Clearly, compared to life on shore, life on a raft is _______.
58.
Because it had no moral value, Twain's book was ___________ in Boston.