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2.15 What was found in the stomach of the catfish?
Brass button, round ball (in it was spool), and lots of rubbage.
1.3 How big was the cavern?
Like two or three rooms combined
2.6 What was one of the "carelessest and foolishest things” that a body could do, according to Huck? (that Jim would rather do a 100 times)
Look at the new moon over your left shoulder
1.6 What do Jim and Huck do after hiding their canoe and supplies?
They hide from the storm and eat dinner
1.5 The door was so small that you couldn’t roll a hogshead in. True or false.
False
2.12 Which shore was Huck on after he crossed the river?
The Illinois shore.
1.11 Name 3 things that were in the house.
(Greasy cards, whiskey bottles, masks, ignorant kinds of words, pictures made with charcoal, dirty calico dresses, sun bonner, women's underclothes, mens clothing.)
1.2 What did Huck and Jim find in the middle of the island?
A cavern
2.8 What did Huck do because he was bored?
He decided he wanted to go across the river and dress up as a girl.
2.7 What was the first thing that Huck and Jim did together after the river went down?
They got a skinned rabbit as bait and caught a catfish.
1.12 Just as they were leaving, what did Huck find in the house, and what did Jim find?
Huck found a curry comb, and Jim found a fiddle bow and wooden leg.
2. 10 What was the lady that Huck was looking at through the window doing?
She was knitting by a candle at a table.
2.2 How many dollars did Huck and Jim find in the clothes they took?
8 dollars in silver.
1.4 What did the little birds tell Jim?
It was going to rain
2.4 What happened to Jim's body when the rattlesnake bit him?
His foot and his leg were swollen.
1.1 How long and broad is the island?
3 miles long and a quarter mile wide
1.8 What two states was the island between?
Illinois and Missouri
2.3 What did Huck forget happens when a rattlesnake dies?
The mate of the snake comes around and wraps itself around its dead partner.
2.5 What did they do with the snake?
Huck chopped off the head (threw it away), skinned and roasted the body, and Jim ate it.
2.1 Why did Jim not want to talk about the dead man?
He said it was bad luck; that he would come haunt them.
Chapter 9: In what way does Jim assume a father-like role to Huck at the end of the chapter, temporarily establishing him as a foil to pap?
Jim protects Huck from looking at the dead body in the corner of the house. Pap was more a source of harm for Huck rather than any protective influence.
Chapter 10: How does Huck’s view of superstition evolve over the course of this chapter?
At the start, he is skeptical about Jim’s superstitions. As a joke, he leaves a snakeskin near Jim’s sleeping area, demonstrating his skepticism. When Jim is later bitten by a snake, his sleeping quarters. Huck begins to take stock of Jim’s beliefs. While he believes bad luck brought the snake, killing the snake was the actual scientific reason.
“Rumbling, grumbling, tumbling.” What device is this?
“It was as bright as glory, “dark as sin again in a second,” and “like rolling empty barrels downstairs.” What device is this?
What effect does Twain create with these figurative and sound devices?
Assonance and simile. Twain's language succeeds in vividly recreating the experience of the storm for the reader. The reader is not allowed just to read a description of the storm events passively; the storm is actually recreated.
Chapter 10: How does Huck’s dressing up as a girl establish his independence as a character?
Many young boys Huck’s age would be reluctant to dress up as a girl; however, Huck is not hesitant to do what he needs to do. He knows who he is, who he has been, and who he wants to become; thus, he is not conflicted about wearing a dress as a disguise.
Chapter 9: How does the weather contrast with the mood of Jim and Huck at the start of this chapter?
A storm comes to the island. The sky is dark and black; meanwhile, Huck describes the cave as comfortable. He expresses his contentment with his living situation, companion, and surroundings. Though the weather has been tolerable for the past few days, he finally realizes his happiness as the storm arrives.