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A Nation Dividing and Expanding: Civil War, Regionalism, and Realism — Test

Question 23 • Literature and Composition III

Read the quotation from chapter 5 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , in which Huck’s father is speaking to him. "Don't you give me none o' your lip," says he. "You've put on considerable many frills since I been away. . . You're educated, too, they say—can read and write. You think you're better'n your father, now, don't you, because he can't? . . . Who told you you might meddle with such hifalut'n foolishness, hey?—who told you you could?" Based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction?

Answer
A
Huck and his father will engage in an altercation.
B
Huck’s father will apologize for insulting his son.
C
Huck’s father will admit that he is jealous of this son.
D
Huck and his father will have a friendly conversation.
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