Question

8
read the excerpt from the adventures of huckleberry finn by mark twain.
but i reckon i got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest, because aunt sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me, and i can’t stand it. i been there before.
i been in trouble with all sorts of things, and i ain’t going to do it no more. i ain’t going to be sivilized, and i don’t want to be. i want to be free, and i want to be with jim, and i want to go to the territory.
according to the text, what change takes place in huck’s thinking?
a huck decides he prefers being “sivilized” to happily living with jim.
b huck chooses to leave after realizing that staying with the family would risk his freedom.
c huck decides he must leave so he can return to his father and the familiar way of life.
d huck realizes that he must leave aunt sally is the only way he can protect himself.

9
read the excerpt from “on the duty of civil disobedience” by henry david thoreau.
under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.
if the law is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then i say, break the law: let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine.
based on the text, what does thoreau believe about how individuals should act when confronted with unjust laws?
a they should always obey the laws regardless of moral considerations.
b they should wait until the majority changes the laws before acting.
c they should act on their conscience, even if that means breaking unjust laws.
d they should directly engage in violence to overthrow the government.

Explanation:

Question 8:

The question focuses on Huck's character development in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck's choice to reject "sivilized" life with Aunt Sally and return to his father's familiar, unstructured life reflects his realization that he cannot fit into the constrained, "civilized" world.

Question 9:

In On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Thoreau argues that individuals have a moral obligation to prioritize their conscience over unjust laws. He states that if a law requires people to enable injustice, they must act to counter that system, even if it means breaking the law.

Answer:

1. D. Huck realizes that staying with Aunt Sally would cost his freedom, and he can't stand it.
2. C. They should act on their conscience, even if that means breaking unjust laws.