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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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2 a canoe, paddle, raft,
steamboat
b ghost, slave, widow
c cabin, cave
d ransom
e rat
f hunt
g itch
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4 Tom: They are good friends.
Huck enjoys adventures with
him, if they happen.
Pap: Huck is scared of Pap
because Pap hits him. Pap also
wants his money.
The Widow: Huck likes her. But
he doesnt always like the things
that she asks him to do.
Jim: Huck likes Jim very much.
But he doesnt usually like
runaway slaves.
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6 a No
b A dead man ( also some
clothes, a bed sheet, some
fishing line, a bed, a table and
two chairs.
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9 a He is going to escape with
Jim. Men are going to come
and look for Jim later that
night.
b Three. Two men are going to
kill the third man.
c It is hit by a steamboat and
destroyed.
d Jim believes it but Huck
doesnt.
e They say they are the
brothers. They know a lot
about the family. They heard
about Peter Wilkss funeral
from a young man by the
river.
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13They can steal the key, take Jim
to the canoe and paddle to the
other side of the river. Tom
thinks the plan is too easy.
14Some rats; a big stone/rock; an
old shirt
15She thinks he is Tom Sawyer.
When Tom arrives, he and Huck
continue to lie to Aunt Sally.
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Pearson Education 2001

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1 (a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

The Widow Douglas.

Tom Sawyer and Jim.
St. Petersburg to Cairo.
Because Jim is a runaway
slave.
(e) He always has a lot of good
ideas.
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Activities while reading the
book
CHAPTERS 14
Chapters 1 & 2
1 (a) The Widow Douglas. Huck.
(b) Tom. Huck.
(c) Jim. Huck and Tom.
(d) Huck. Judge Thatcher.
(e) Judge Thatcher. Huck.
(f) Pap. Huck.
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Chapters 3 & 4
1 (a) swam paddled
(b) sky water
(c) an animal a ghost
(d) legal illegal
(e) house cave
(f) asleep dead
(g) raft canoe
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CHAPTERS 510
Chapters 57
1 (a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (ii) (d) (i)
(e) (ii) (f) (i)
2 (a) Girls don't put their legs
together when they catch
things. Girls don't throw
things fast.
(b) So they have to stay on the
steamboat.

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PRE-INTERMEDIATE

(c) Because no one has helped

him like Huck has.
CHAPTERS 810
1 (d), (f), (a), (h), (c), (e), (b), (g)
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CHAPTERS 1114
Chapters 11 & 12
1 (a) they had lost their money.
(b) Mr. Phelps wanted a $200
reward for finding Jim.
(c) she thought he was Tom
Sawyer.
(d) he thought that Huck was a
ghost.
(e) the door was locked and a
slave took some food there.
(f) it would take a long time to dig
a hole.
(g) he saw Huck and Jim again.
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Chapters 13 & 14
1 (a) I - Aunt Sally; it - Mr. Phelps's
shirt
(b) You - Jim; them - rats
(c) they - people; us - Huck and
Tom
(d) I - Aunt Sally; he - Tom
(e) I - Huck; them - the men; him Jim
(f) He - Jim; us - Huck and Tom
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Activities after reading the
book
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