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The Mississippi River Runaways

Question 10 • MO-English Language Arts 11 A

Which excerpt from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains humor?

Answer
A
Well, that night we had our show; but there warn't only about twelve people there—just enough to pay expenses.
B
And they laughed all the time, and that made the duke mad; and everybody left, anyway, before the show was over, but one boy which was asleep.
C
So next morning he got some big sheets of wrapping paper and some black paint, and drawed off some handbills, and stuck them up all over the village.
D
The third night the house was crammed again—and they warn't new-comers this time, but people that was at the show the other two nights.

Explanation

Choice B uses humor by describing how the audience laughed at the show, making the duke angry, and then left before it was over—except for one boy who had fallen asleep. The contrast between the duke’s frustration and the boy’s oblivious nap creates a comic effect. The other excerpts mainly describe attendance or preparation for the show.

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