Huckleberry Finn Final Exam
American RealismWhat is the most important sentence in the book? Explain why you think this sentence is important for understanding what the book is mainly about.
Use your “Mapping a character’s moral trajectory” worksheet to write an essay about the character Huck Finn. What is like at the beginning of the story and how does he change in response to his experiences? What is his telos at the end of the story?
Topics: freedom, truth and deception, Civilization and wildness
1. temperance
2. infernal
3. abolitionist
4. afoot
5. confound
6. frivilousness
7. haughty
8. divining
9. dissipating
10. sublime
11. histrionic
12. muse
13. brazen
14. contrite
15. languish
16. soliloquy
17. calamity
18. hue
19. resolution
20. ponderous
21. air
22. stealthiest
23. blitheful
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