Question

excerpt from the adventures of huckleberry finn
by mark twain
chapter 5
i had shut the door to. then i turned around and there he was. i used to be scared of him all the time, he tanned me so much. i reckoned i was scared now, too; but in a minute i see i was mistaken—that is, after the first jolt, as you may say, when my breath sort of hitched, he being so unexpected; but right away after i see i warnt scared of him worth bothering about.
he was most fifty, and he looked it. his hair was long and tangled and greasy, and hung down, and you could see his eyes shining through like he was behind vines. it was all black, no gray, so was his long, mixed - up whiskers. there warnt no color in his face, where his face showed; it was white; not like another mans white, but a white to make a body sick, a white to make a bodys flesh crawl—a tree - toad white, a fish - belly white. as for his clothes—just rags, that was all. he had one ankle resting on tother knee, the boot on that foot was busted, and two of his toes stuck through, and he worked them now and then. his hat was laying on the floor—an old black slouch with the top caved in, like a lid.
i stood a - looking at him; he set there a - looking at me, with his chair tilted back a little. i set the candle down. i noticed the window was up, so he had clumb in by the shed. he kept a - looking me all over. by and by he says:
\starchy clothes—very. you think youre a good deal of a big - bug, dont you?\
\maybe i am, maybe i aint,\ i says.
\dont you give me none o your lip,\ says he. \youve put on considerable many frills since i been away. ill take you down a peg before i get done with you. youre educated, too, they say—can read and write. you think youre bettern your father, now, dont you, because he cant? ill take it out of you. who told you you might meddle with such hifalutn foolishness, hey?—who told you you could?\
read the quotation from chapter 5 of the adventures of huckleberry finn, in which huck is discussing his father.
i had shut the door to. then i turned around and there he was. i used to be scared of him all the time, . . . i reckoned i was scared now, too; but in a minute i see i was mistaken—that is, after the first jolt, as you may say, when my breath sort of hitched, he being so unexpected; but right away after i see i warnt scared of him worth bothering about.
based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction?
huck will confidently face his father.
huck will refuse to speak to his father.
huck will be forced to make a choice about his father.
huck will once again start fearing his father.

Explanation:

Huck initially thinks he is scared of his father but then realizes he isn't. This suggests a change in his attitude. His father's appearance and words imply a conflict - filled relationship. A plot prediction should consider how Huck will respond to his father's presence and words. Since Huck is no longer overly scared (as he says "warn't scared of him worth bothering about"), he is likely to face his father. The other options like refusing to speak (no indication of that in the text), being forced to make a choice (not strongly suggested yet), or starting to fear again (contradicts his current realization) are less likely.

Answer:

Huck will confidently face his father.