What relation is Miss Watson to the Widow Douglas?
They are wealthy sisters who live together in a large house in St. Petersburg and who adopt Huck.
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What disguise does the King think of to keep Jim safe?
He dresses him like a sick Arab.
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When Huck got to the Phelps' farm to try and get Jim back, Mrs Phelps mistook him for another young man who was supposed to be paying a visit. Who did she think Huck was?
Tom Sawyer.
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Who are the two families involved in the family feud?
The Grangerford's and the Sheperdson's.
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How did Huck know that his Pap wasn’t drowned?
Because drowned men don’t float face down, only drowned women do.
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Why did Pap come looking for Huck?
He wanted Huck’s money.
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Did Huck believe that the two men on their raft were really a duke and a king?
No, Huck decided that even though he was sure they were lying, he saw no point in upsetting Jim with the truth.
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What two things serve as primary influences on Tom Sawyer?
Sunday school and adventure novels.
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What is so significant about Huck's destruction of the letter he writes to Miss Watson?
At this climactic point, Huck makes his ultimate separation from society. He decides to go against the obligations of society and make it his duty to free Jim.
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Huck sees some track in the snow and knows that his father is back in town. He asks Jim to consult a magic trinket to find out what Pap would do and what Huck should do. What trinket does Jim consult?
A magic hairball.
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Where did Huck hide the Wilks girls' inheritance, after he stole it from the King and Duke?
In Peter Wilks' coffin.
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What did the King and the duke do for their first performance?
They performed a Shakespearean play.
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When Huck and Tom go to rescue Jim, what is the difference between the ways in which Tom and Jim plan to escape?
Jim is focused on getting out the easiest and most efficient way, while Tom have a much more complicated plan.
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Why is Jim so shocked to see Huck on Jackson's Island?
He thought that Huck was dead and therefore, he believed that Huck was a ghost.
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What does the “witch pie” that Huck and Tom bake for Jim contain?
A rope ladder.
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What is the source of the fortune that Judge Thatcher is keeping in trust for Huck?
A robber’s stash that Huck and Tom found in a cave.
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What role does Huck’s guilty conscience play in his relationship with the King and the duke?
Whenever the King and the duke are deceitful and steal money, Huck always feels guilty and tries to stop them.
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According to Tom, from where did William the Conqueror come, and on what ship?
England, the Mayflower.
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What is the name of the wrecked steamboat on which Huck and Jim encounter the robbers?
The Walter Scott.
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What two clues assured Tom and Huck that Jim was in the shed?
The watermelon and the key.
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At whose house was Jim when Huck came back to the raft?