| With whom does Huck live? | Miss Watson and Widow Douglass. |
| Does he like living there? | He doesn’t like dressing up & going to school & church but he grows to like Miss. Watson and Widow Douglass. |
| Where are Huck and Tom going? | Cave. |
| What is Jim’s position in the household? | slave |
| What does Huck think is the reason for prayer? | To get what you want. |
| When a dead body is found in the river, who do people think it is? | Pap |
| How does Huck feel about his father, Pap? | He hates him and is scared of him. |
| How does Huck decide to protect himself from Pap’s greed? | gives money to Judge Thatcher. |
| What is Huck’s fortune? | Going to be hung, stay away from water, going to get married twice. |
| Why does Pap want Huck’s money? | to buy whiskey |
| What does the new judge think of Pap’s wish to have custody of Huck? | Doesn’t want to separate families at first. |
| How persistent is the new judge in trying to reform Pap? | not very |
| How does Huck begin to prepare for his escape? | He saws a hole in the bottom of the log cabin so he can get out. |
| What are Pap’s views on blacks and mixed- race people? | They should not be able to vote. |
| When Pap threatens Huck with a knife, what does Huck do? | He gets the gun. |
| What does Huck find that makes his escape possible? | A canoe floating down the river. |
| How does Huck conceal himself on the river? | He lays down. |
| Where does Huck go when he escapes? | Jackson’s Island. |
| Does Huck miss living back in civilization? | no |
| Who is on the island? Why? | Jim, he ran away because Miss Watson was going to sell him for $800. |
| Where on the island do Huck and Jim make their permanent camp? | The cavern. |
| Whose face is ”ghastly”? Does Huck look? | the deadman. No |
| What happens to Jim, and how does Huck help him? | Jim gets bit & Huck helps him & gets him drunk. |
| What does Huck do to keep his identity a secret? | Dresses like a girl |
| Huck starts talking with a woman on shore. What two pieces of gossip does she share with Huck? | Jim kills Huck because he ran away or Pap killed him for the money. |
| What does Huck tell Jim they must do? | They have to leave Jackson’s Island. |
| What are Huck and Jim traveling on? | Travel on the raft but still have the canoe. |
| Why don’t the two robbers just murder their partner who has double- crossed them? | It’s bad morals to just kill someone so they are just going to drown him. |
| What is Huck’s plan for getting off the wreck? | Steal the robbers boat. |
| Was Huck able to save the robbers? | No, we tried to get the steamboat ferry to save them but it was to late and they all drowned. |
| Jim is traveling south on the Mississippi River. How does he plan to get north to the free states? | The Ohio River. |
| What happens when the fog comes rolling in one night? | Jim and Huck get split up. |
| What does Huck feel guilty about and why? | Jim’s escape because he felt like he betrayed Miss Watson. |
| Why does Huck decide to ignore what’s moral and just do what is handiest? | When Jim told him that he was his only friend. |
| How do Huck and Jim get separated? | the fog |
| What kind of house does Col. Grangerford live in? | A nice wealthy looking house; big & fancy. |
| Who was Emmeline, and what was she well-known for? | Emmeline was the deceased daughter of the Grangerford’s & was well known for the funny sentimental artwork & poems she created about people who died. |
| What caused the feud between the Grangerfords and Shepherdsons? | No one really knows; probably land. |
| How does Huck find Jim again? | When the Grangerford’s slave valet takes him to the swamp to see water moccasins Jim is there. |
| Do Jim and Huck believe the two men they meet? | Yes at first but then Huck doesn’t. |
| What does Huck call the men since they never give their real names? | “Duke” & “King” |
| How do the duke and the king treat Jim and Huck? | Like they are their servants. |
| The duke prints slips offering a reward for Jim. Why does he do this? | So anyone who sees them during the day will think, Huck found him and is turning him in; can travel during the day. |
| Where does Jim have to stay? | The wigwam |
| Why did Mr.Sherburn shoot the man? | The man was drunk and insulted him. |
| How do the townspeople react to the shooting? | They gather around to watch and they go off to lynch Sherburn. |
| How does Sherburn avoid being lynched? | He stands on his roof with a rifle and makes speech to talk himself out of it. |
| How many people came to see the duke and the king perform Shakespeare? | Only 12 |
| How does Huck explain the duke and king’s lack of morals to Jim? | Huck explains that history shows nobles to be rapscallions who constantly lie, steal, and decapitate. |
| What does Huck think of Jim’s feelings for his family? | He doesn’t think it’s natural but he can tell he loves them. |
| At the next town Jim doesn’t want to stay tied up in the boat. What do they do? | They paint him blue, and dressed as a sick Arab. |
| Who is Peter Wilks? | A rich man who died. |
| Does anyone realize that the duke and the king are frauds? | Yes, the doctor. |
| What do the duke and the king do in order to make themselves seem more like the heirs? | They talk in the accent, and try to be friendly and noble. |
Huckleberry Finn Review // Chapters 1-25
June 2, 2020