1 Choose the correct words. Travelling along the Mississippi The American author Mark Twain wrote 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' in 1884. It's about a 14-year-old boy called Huck who lives near the Mississippi River. One day, Huck finds some treasure, and he's (1) allowed / must to keep it. But Huck's violent father returns - he wants the money too. He takes Huck to his house, and Huck can't (2) to get / get out. But finally, Huck escapes. He meets a slave called Jim. Jim has escaped too. 'You (3) can / allowed travel with me,' says Huck. 'But we (4) don't have / mustn't go out during the day – people will see us. We (5) must / can't build a boat and travel at night on the river.' In the end, they (6) don't / doesn't have to build a boat because they find one. The book is about their adventures. At the time of this story, white Americans (7) allowed to / could have black slaves. Slaves didn't have rights - they (8) wasn't / weren't allowed to be free. In this story, Huck has a dilemma. He knows it's illegal to help a slave, but he thinks slavery is wrong. In the end, he makes his own decision.