In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the feud is between which families?

• A. Grangerfords and Shepherdsons
• B. Capulets and Montagues
• C. Simpson and Flanders
• D. Jones and Smith

Answer: (A)

This item tests your knowledge of the feuds that frame a section of the novel and how they critique social customs. The feud is between the Grangerford family and the Shepherdson family. These two aristocratic Southern clans have a long-standing, violent rivalry that Huck encounters when he hides with the Grangerfords. The household appears cultured and genteel, yet the feud erupts in bloodshed, exposing the hypocrisy of a society that values family honor while sacrificing lives over an old grudge. Buck Grangerford is killed in a skirmish with the Shepherdsons, and other family members die as the conflict spirals, illustrating the senseless destruction born from inherited hostility. The other options don’t fit this work or the setting.