Friendship
What small act of friendship does Jim do for Huck one night on the raft to let Huck sleep?
Jim and Huck are taking shifts on watch during the middle of the night. Huck fell asleep and Jim could see that he clearly needed more sleep than him, so he decides to take Huck's shift and let him sleep through the night.
What does Huck threaten to do when he see's that Jim ran away?
Huck threatens to turn him in because he is now considered a runaway slave
Why is Pap upset with Huck when Pap first arrives?
- knew how to read and write
- goes to school and church
- nice clothes and possessions
He was angry that Huck knew how to read and write, that he was going to school and church, and that he had nice clothes and things. He thought Huck was trying to be "better" than him.
What symbolizes bad luck to Huck and Jim on the raft?
A shed snakeskin
Where does Huck hide the gold that he steals from the King and the Duke at the Wilks' home?
In the casket with the dead man
Why does Huck stay with the Duke and King?
The reason that Huck tries to help the "Duke" and the "King" and stay with them is because he feels sorry for them as human beings. Huck has seen cruelty done to a lot of people. He has seen slaves treated cruelly and he has himself been abused by his father. So he feels a sense of sympathy to help his new found friends.
How did Jim Feel when Huck played a trick on him after the night apart due to fog?
Jim feels very betrayed and angry at Jim, he cant believe that Huck would try to play such a trick on him. He felt very sad due to the way Huck tried to make lite of the situation
What lie does Huck tell to scare away the slave traders so they don't find Jim?
What lie does Huck tell to scare away the slave traders so they don't find Jim?
Which Wilks sister is initially suspicious of Huck?
Joanna
Who does Huck pretend to be at the Phelps farm?
Tom Sawyer
What decision does Huck have to make about Jim after he was sold?
To turn him in and be good or to help him escape and be bad, Huck says "Alright then, I'll go to Hell!" (He's choosing to be "bad" and save Jim)
How do the duke and king go around and betray others trust?
These duke and king are professional liars and come with a variety of characters and stories. One of their most common cons is their act as 2 traveling preachers basically performing tent shows and collecting the money to give "the poor." These two also lie to people and sell them products that wont work, but skip town before they even know.
What happens at the Pokeville Camp Meeting?
The King convinces the people at the camp meeting that he's a reformed pirate from the Indian Ocean, and they give him money so he can go reform other pirates
What is the name of the wrecked steamboat on which Huck and Jim encounter the robbers?
The Walter Scott
Who gets hurt on the night of the escape, and how?
Tom gets shot in the leg
What does Huck realize in chapter 32 after he ties to come up with something that will harden Jim's heart against him?
Huck is trying to come up with something, anything, that'll "harden" him against Jim, so he can turn the man in or at least write to Miss Watson to tell her where her slave is. But he can't because he realize that he truly cares too much for Jim.
How does the King betray Huck and Jim?
He sells Jim for $40 using a fake reward flier that the Duke made that says Jim is a runaway slave from New Orleans
How do the King and the Duke try to take advantage of the Wilks family?
They pretend to be the dead man's brothers from England and try to claim all his money and property in the inheritance.
Where does Huck hide the Wilks family gold?
In Peter Wilks's coffin
What does Tom give Jim for his troubles?
$40
At the end of the book Jim reveals some vital information to Jim. What was it and why did he keep it a secret?
Jim kept the dead man's identity a secret because the dead man was Huck's father. Jim was afraid that Huck would be too sad and even leave him if he found out that his father was dead. Though this may seem mean to some, Jim truly did this with Huck's emotions in mind.
Though they are betraying peoples trust with a good intention in mind, what does Tom write to the owners of Jim?
On the night the boys are planning to steal Jim, Tom writes a detailed letter identifying himself as a thief and declaring that his fellow-thieves are getting ready to steal the slave who is tied up in Silas' hut.
How does the Duke try to trick Huck when it comes to Jim being sold? Why doesn't it work?
He doesn't tell Huck the true location where Jim has been sold. Huck already knew the truth from a stranger he met.
What charm does Jim wear around his neck that he says cures sickness?
A five-cent piece
What does Tom do with the bullet from his leg?
Wears it on a chain as a souveneir