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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
1 You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter. That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth. That is nothing. I never seen anybody but lied one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or maybe Mary. Aunt Polly--Tom's Aunt Polly, she is--and Mary, and the Widow Douglas is all told about in that book, which is mostly a true book, with some stretchers, as I said before.
2 Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made us rich. We got six thousand dollars apiece--all gold. It was an awful sight of money when it was piled up. Well, Judge Thatcher he took it and put it out at interest, and it fetched us a dollar a day apiece all the year round --more than a body could tell what to do with. The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer I lit out. I got into my old rags and my sugar-hogshead again, and was free and satisfied. But Tom Sawyer he hunted me up and said he was going to start a band of robbers, and I might join if I would go back to the widow and be respectable. So I went back.
Question 1
The author's choice to have Huckleberry Finn narrate his own story
Responses
A lends the work a dark and serious tone.lends the work a dark and serious tone.
B lends the work a captivating, tense tone.lends the work a captivating, tense tone.
C lends the work a surprisingly hostile tone.lends the work a surprisingly hostile tone.
D lends the work an informal, lighthearted tone.lends the work an informal, lighthearted tone.
Question 2
Of the five choices below, indicate the two lines from the passage which show that Huck thinks of himself, as well as most of his acquaintances, as "bad."
Responses
A I never seen anybody but lied one time or another...I never seen anybody but lied one time or another...
B There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.
C You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter.You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter.
D Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made us rich.Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made us rich.
E The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer I lit out.The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer I lit out.
A I never seen anybody but lied one time or another...I never seen anybody but lied one time or another...
E The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer I lit out.
Question 1: The author's choice to have Huckleberry Finn narrate his own story
Answer: D) lends the work an informal, lighthearted tone.
Question 2: Of the five choices below, indicate the two lines from the passage which show that Huck thinks of himself, as well as most of his acquaintances, as "bad."
Answer: A) I never seen anybody but lied one time or another...
E) The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer I lit out.
To answer question 1, we need to consider the tone of the passage that Huckleberry Finn narrates in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. To determine the author’s choice for having Huck narrate his own story, we can analyze the passage.
To answer question 2, we need to identify the lines from the passage that indicate Huck's thoughts on himself and his acquaintances being "bad." By examining the passage, we can find the lines that support this idea.
Let's go through the passage to find the answers to both questions:
In the given passage, Huckleberry Finn starts by saying, "You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter." This line doesn't directly indicate that Huckleberry Finn thinks of himself as "bad" or show the tone of the work.
Next, Huckleberry Finn mentions, "There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth." This line doesn't specifically refer to Huck's thoughts about himself or others being "bad."
Moving on, the line "I never seen anybody but lied one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or maybe Mary" does suggest that Huck thinks of most people as "bad." This indicates his view on the morality of people around him.
The line where Huck talks about finding the money in the cave and getting rich doesn't directly indicate his thoughts on himself or others being "bad."
Finally, Huck mentions that the Widow Douglas took him in to "sivilize" him, but he found it rough living with her. This line doesn't explicitly indicate his thoughts on himself or others being "bad."
Therefore, the answer to question 1 is D) lends the work an informal, lighthearted tone, as Huckleberry Finn's narration throughout the passage is informal and lighthearted.
The answer to question 2 is A) "I never seen anybody but lied one time or another" and C) "You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter," as these lines imply Huck's belief that he and most people have a tendency to lie and behave morally questionably.
Please note that the answers provided here are based on the given passage. Additional context from the rest of the book may be necessary for a more comprehensive understanding.