Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Chapter 9
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Chapter 23
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Chapter 28
Chapter 29
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Chapter 32
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Themes
All Themes
Slavery and Racism
Society and Hypocrisy
Religion and Superstition
Growing Up
Freedom
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Huckleberry Finn
Jim
Tom Sawyer
The duke and king
The Widow Douglas and Miss Watson
Pap
Colonel Sherburn
The Grangerfords and Shepherdsons
Sally and Silas Phelps
Symbols
All Symbols
The Mississippi River
The Raft
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Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Satire
Setting
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Tone
Unreliable Narrator
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Why is Mary Jane crying while packing for her trip to England?
1 of 5
She doesn't want to move to England
She misplaced a valuable heirloom while packing
The duke and king have separated an enslaved mother from her children
She is upset about Huck's recent string of lies
What does Huck's reluctance to immediately reveal the duke and king as frauds suggest about his character development?
2 of 5
He has grown more cautious and sensitive to others' needs
He has become more confrontational and aggressive
He has lost his trust in people and has become cynical
He has become more ethically confused
Why does Huck ask Mary Jane to leave before exposing the duke and king's fraud?
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He thinks Mary Jane will be in danger if she stays
He worries that she might betray him and Jim
He fears her expressions may reveal the truth too soon, allowing the frauds to escape
He wants her to gather more evidence against the duke and king
What excuse does Huck use to explain Mary Jane's absence to her sisters after he sends her away?
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That Mary Jane has run away from home
That Mary Jane has gone to visit a sick person in town
That Mary Jane is hiding due to fear of the duke and king
That Mary Jane wants to bid farewell to friends before traveling to England
What event occurs as the duke and king are close to finishing the auction of the Wilks estate?
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The real Harvey and William Wilks arrive
The townspeople realize the duke and king are frauds
Mary Jane returns and exposes the duke and king's deceit
Huck manages to steal all the auction money
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