For the first task:
It is helpful to think of the following questions:
Of course you may use Wikipedia and other sources to look up information. If you feel confident enough, check your knowledge with the following quizzes:
* Mark Twain's history> find out all there is to know about the author: link
* For this task and tasks 2 and 3 you might consider watching some short videos under the following link. You will find more information here about Mark Twain's life, race relations and satire: link
For the second task:
Look up what satirical and ironical devices are. Then look in the book for examples that link to these literary devices.
You can type: 'satire in Huck Finn' or 'irony in Huck Finn' in Google to see how it is used in the novel/play (Do you see satire in this picture? Illustration is from Dave Thomson)
For the third task:
Look up all relevant information regarding slavery and racism during Mark Twain's time. A hint to get you started on the article about the 'Ingean Territory'> it means Indian Territory.