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Student ID: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading Guide – Chapters 1-3 DUE DATE: Tuesday, 1/17/12 DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions in the space provided as you read the novel. Chapter 1 What do we know about Huck from the way he talks? What is a “stretcher”? Why does Mark Twain begin The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with a reference to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? How does Huck feel about being “sivilized”? “The widow she cried over me, and called me a poor lost lamb, and she called me a lot of other names, too, but she never meant no harm by it.” Exactly where does the humor of this sentence lie? Why does Huck prefer “the ‘bad’ place” to “the ‘good’ place”? What does Huck’s reaction to the burning of the spider show us about him? Chapter 2 What trick does Tom play on Jim? How does Huck feel about it? What difference between Tom and Huck does this suggest? How does Jim react to the trick? If you were going to join Tom Sawyer’s gang, what would you have to agree to do? What do we learn about Tom as the head of the gang? How does Ben Rogers react to the ransoming idea? Chapter 3 What does Huck think about praying? Why does Huck decide that there must be two Providences? What does Huck think of Pap? Why does Huck resign from the gang? Huck and Tom have very different outlooks on “A-rabs” and on “rubbing lamps.” What does this show about them? Student ID: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Reading Guide – Chapters 4-6 DUE DATE: Thursday, 1/19/12 DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions in the space provided as you read the novel. Chapter 4 Why does Huck “sell” his fortune to Judge Thatcher? What does the “hairball” tell Jim about Huck’s future? Chapter 5 Describe Pap. Is Pap believable? Why or why not? How does Pap feel about Huck going to school? How does the new judge find out how Pap really is? Chapter 6 Why is Huck going to school now? Why does Huck at first enjoy living with Pap? How does Pap feel about the “govement” and “educ