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 hucks father is speaking to him.
\dont you give me none o your lip,\ says he. \youve put on considerable many frills since i been away... youre educated, too, they say—can read and write. you think youre bettern your father, now, dont you, because he cant?... who told you you might meddle with such hifalutn foolishness, hey?—who told you you could?\
based on the excerpt, which is the most reasonable plot prediction?
hucks father will apologize for insulting his son.
hucks father will admit that he is jealous of this son.
huck and his father will engage in an altercation.
huck and his father will have a friendly conversation.

Explanation:

Huck's father is angry and confrontational. His words like "Don't you give me none o' your lip" and threats about taking Huck "down a peg" suggest a hostile attitude. An altercation (a heated argument or fight) is likely as he is already showing aggression. He is not showing signs of being friendly, apologetic, or admitting jealousy.

Answer:

Huck and his father will engage in an altercation.