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Huckleberry Finn: Vocabulary Test #1

Fill in the correct words for the following sentences.
Eminence
Monotonous
Cipher
Naturalism
Consternation
Realism Assail
Dubious

Lurid
Eschewing

1. ______________ is the treatment of subject matter that

presents a carful description of everyday life.
2. Tom Sawyer holds a rank of __________ in his gang; he
is the leader.
3. Huck Finn is very ____________ that his father has been
reformed and changed his ways.
4. Pap Finn would often __________ Finn for going to
school and force him to hand over his money.
5. Huckleberry has very low self-esteemhe sometimes
may feel like a ___________
6. After the Judge invited Pap over to his house to
___________ Pap of his drinking, Pap sold his coat for
alcohol.
7. The scene Huck leaves behind for his father to find in
order to escape was bloody and ___________.
8. Jim wakes up in ___________ after he finds that his hat
had been moved while he was sleeping and thought he
had been possessed by the Devil.
9. Huck may have found his teachers ____________ as he
often skipped school to lounge outdoors.

10.
_____________ is a manner or technique of treating
subject matter that presents, through volume of detail,
a deterministic view of human life.

Match the words with the correct list of synonyms.

Profane Ruminated
Interminable Placid
Transient
Monotonous Eschewing
Consternation
Lurid
Cipher
1. Nonentity, nobody, glyph _____________________________
2. Ephemeral, fleeting, short term,
___________________________
3. Sensational, exaggerated, gory,
horrifying_______________________
4. Tranquil, gentle, peaceful_______________________
5. Abandon, renounce, shun, avoid______________________
6. Foul, indecent, blasphemous ______________________
7. Alarm, amazement, bewilderment
_________________________
8. Boring, dull, tedious, repetitive
____________________________
9. Brainstorm, brood,
ponder___________________________________
10.
Endless, limitless,
perpetual__________________________________
Use the following words to answer the essay questions. Be
sure to use all the words. Please remember that if you do
not know how to use the word, you will get credit for trying.
If you wish to use more words, you will get extra credit.
Mark Twain was a very interesting person, who held a
multitude of jobs, wrote a lot of great books, a made quite a
few bad decisions. Write a summary of what you remember

about Mark Twain and his life, using the vocabulary to

describe it. You may focus on one aspect of his life, like his
many jobs, or you may discuss many of the things he did.
Realism
Profane
Transient
Lurid

Eminence

Dear Reader,
My name is Huckleberry Finn and I am on the run. I
have begun to help a slave escape from his master. I also
am in a bit of trouble myself, having lied to everyone at
home about my death, having faked it and hiding out. I
dont know how to apologize to my friends, Miss Watson and
the Widow. What do you suggest I do? Is slavery really
wrong? How will I ever get away from my father if I go
home? Is what I did really wrong?
(Write a letter to Huck responding to his problems)
Assail

Monotonous

Eschewing

Dubious

Ruminated