Huck Finn chapter 16-25 Q & A – Flashcards
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chpt. 16 & 17
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why does Huck's conscience bother him as they approach what they think is Cairo?
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Huck's conscience bothers him when they approach what they thought was Cairo because Huck feels responsible for help Jim, a runaway slave gain his freedom.
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what does Huck tell the slave hunters about his predicament?
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Huck tells the slave hunters that his Pap, Mam, and Mary Ann are sick on the raft. He leads to believe that hey have smallpox.
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what do the men in the skiff do for huck?
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The men on the skiff each give Huck a $20 gold piece.
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does huck feel better after he has protected Jim from the slave hunters?
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After he has protected Jim, Huck doesn't feel better at first. He feels like he has done the wrong thing.
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what destroys the raft?
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A stemboat navigating on a semi-foggy river runs into the raft destroying it.
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how can huck and jim tell they've missed Cairo in the fog?
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Huck and Jim tell that they have missed Cairo in the fog because they can tell they are below the Ohio River because clear water from the Ohio is drifting into the muddy Mississippi.
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why does jim think they have such bad luck?
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Jim thinks they have ad such bad luck because of the handling of the snakeskin.
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why does huck go into detail about the furnishings and paintings in the Gangerford's house?
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Huck goes into along description of the furnishing and pictures because Twain is using satire to attack sentimentalism and bad taste in art and in home furnishing.
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what do the Gangerford's think huck might be when the dogs bark at him?
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The Grangerfords think Huck might be a Shepherdson, their enemy.
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what has happened to jim during this chapter?
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Jim dives off the raft when the steamboat wrecks it and Huck calls his name repeatedly but cannot find him.
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chpt. 18 & 19
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Why are the Gangerford's and Shepherdson's feuding?
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No one really knows why the Gangerfords and the Shephersons are feuding. All they know is that years ago somebody shot a man who won a lawsuit.
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Name the couple who run off and get married?
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Sophia Gangerford and Harney Shepherdson
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What happens to the young couple after the shooting starts?
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The couple made it safely across the river.
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What secret does Miss Sophia ask Huck to keep?
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She told Huck not to tell anyone about the note that was left in her Testament.
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Why does Huck think the duke and the king are after him when they first meet?
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He is still on guard because he is a runaway who is traveling with a runaway slave.
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Do Huck and Jim expect to paddle their newly-- found canoe up the Ohio River?
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Their plans for traveling up the Ohio River have changed.
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When Huck pulls the men out of the river, what has happened to them?
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They had been shot during the gun battle between the feuding families. One of them was Buck. Huck covered their faces and he cried a little when he was covering up Buck's face because Buck had always been good to him.
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How does Jim feel when he sees Huck again? What does he think has happened to him?
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Jim was so glad to see Huck. He thought that Huck had been shot in killed in the gun battle.
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Where is Huck while the shooting is going on?
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Huck has crawled up into a tree.
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Who leads Huck to Jim?
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Jack, Huck's slave leads Huck to Jim. He tells Huck he wants to show him the "water-moccasins." He is really leading him to Jim but doesn't want to get mixed into trouble.
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How does Huck explain the fact that they travel at night and sleep during the day?
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He tells them a story about Jim being the family slave. Since his family is all dead, Jim is all he has left. They travel at night because people suspect Jim of being a runaway when they see him.
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What do the people at the camp meeting, expect the king to do with the money they collect for him?
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They expect him to use it when he goes back to change the lives of his fellow pirates.
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How does Jim treat Huck during the storm at night?
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When Huck gets tired and Jim takes half his watch so Huck can get some sleep.
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How does the duke and the king plan to make it safe for Jim t travel during the day?
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The duke prints a playbill that advertises Jim as a runaway slave. When people see them they will tie Jim's hands and feet, show them the playbill, and tell people they are turning Jim in for the reward.
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What does the duke mean when he says he will call back Hamlet's soliloquy from "recollection's vaults"?
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That he doesn't have a copy of it on the raft but is going to try and recall it from memory.
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Why is the duke's version of Hamlet's soliloquy confusing?
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The duke's version is confusing because it is not Hamlet's soliloquy. It contains jumbled lines from several of Shakespeare's plays, and it makes no sense.
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Who is assigned the role of Juliet in the "Shakespearean Revival"?
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The 70-year-old king with a bald head is assigned the role of Juliet.
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Why does Colonel Sherburn murder Boggs?
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Colonel Sherburn is tired of being harassed and threatened by the drunken Boggs.
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Why does Colonel Sherburn's ultimatum in regard to Boggs?
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He gives Boggs until one o'clock to quiet down. If he doesn't, he will kill him.
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Who is called for the quiet Boggs down?
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The townspeople call for Boggs' daughter, but she arrives after he has been shot by Sherburn.
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Who faces the mob single handed?
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Sherburn steps onto the roof of his porch with a double-barrel gun and criticizes them for being cowards. He then orders them to leave.
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Who is Twain satirizing in this situation?
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Twain is satirizing the lynch mobs who come like cowards after dark wearing masks. He thinks mob activity is cowardly.
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What attracts the crowd at the showing of the Royal Nonesuch?
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The caption at the bottom of the handbill that reads "ladies and children not admitted."
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Why do the king and the duke leave during the third performance?
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The king stays on the raft, and the duke escapes after he has collected the money. They leave to avoid the anger of the townspeople who have been swindled out of their money.
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Approximately how many people attend the Shakespearean performance?
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Twelve people attend the performance. They laugh inappropriately and leave before it is over.
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Why do the king and duke change to another show?
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Since their primary purpose is to make money they decide to do a show that will attract more people.
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What does Huck mean when he says that all kings are "rapscallions"?
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He does not have much respect for royalty. He sees them as insensitive men who generally get their own way.
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What does Jim do for Huck that shows he cares about him?
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Jim often serves his watch for him at night so Huck can get some sleep.
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Who is Jim homesick for in these chapters?
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Jim is homesick for his wife and children and is afraid he will never see them again.
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What disease caused JI'm daughter deadness?
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Scarlet fever left her with a hearing impediment.
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What does the duke do so that Jim does not need to be tied up in the wigwam all day?
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the duke dressed Jim up in king Lear's clothes and pasted a sign saying there was a sick Arab inside
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Who gives the king the information about the Wilks family?
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Elexander Blodgett
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What the names of the three Wilks sisters?
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Mary Jane (19), Susan (15), Joanna (14)
