Questions: Chapters 16-24


Ch. 16
50. What town were Huck and Jim looking for? 
Huck and Jim were looking for Cairo.
51. Why was Huck miserable? 
Huck was miserable because he thought he should turn Jim in for being a runaway slave
52. How did the raft get destroyed? 
The raft got destroyed because the ferry-boat hit it

Ch. 17
53. What was Huck's pseudonym? 
 Huck's pseudonym is George Jackson.
54. How did Huck find out his pseudonym after he'd forgotten it? 
Huck found out his pseudonym after he'd forgotten it because Buck spelled it for him.
55. How did Stephen Dowling Bots Die? 
Stephen Dowling Bots fell down a well and drowned.

Ch 18
56. Who was Col. Grangerford's oldest son? 
 Col. Grangerfords oldest son was Bob.
57. At what time was Miss Sophia supposed to have her rendezvous?
Half past two is when Miss Sophia was suppose to have her rendezvous.
58. With whom did Sophia Grangerford run off with? 
Sophia Grangerford ran off with Harney Shepherdson.

Ch. 19
59. Who wouldn't say, "Dern the fog"? 
The spirits wouldn't say "dern the frog".
60.  The two men said that they were really…
The duke of bridgewater.The king of France, Dauphin.

Ch. 20
61. How old was the imaginary boy named Ike? 
 The imaginary boy named Ike was four years old

Chapter 21
1. The duke recites a very distorted version of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" 
soliloquy.  Research and explain what a "soliloquy is."
A soliloquy is " a dramatic monologue that represents a series of unspoken reflections."
2. Research and explain what Hamlet is contemplating in his "To be or not to be" soliloquy.
The "To Be or Not To Be" speech in the play, "Hamlet," portrays Hamlet as a very confused man.
3. Explain why Boggs is so upset at Col. Sherburn, enough that he wants to kill 
him.There was no specific reason. Boggs was known as a drunk and was stumbling around swear to kill Sherburn for no apparent reason.
4. Explain why it is so unjustified that Co. Sherburn kills Boggs.
 Boggs was a completely harmless drunk

Chapter 22
5. Explain what Col. Sherburn means when he says, "The average man's a coward."saying they aren’t brave enough to confront a real man.
6. Explain where Col. Sherburn says "mobs" "borrow" their power from.
Each other

Chapter 23
7. Explain what it is that Jim "often" does for Huck while on the raft.
Encourages him 
8. Explain how what Jim does "often" for Huck may be seen as fatherly.
Jim treats Huck as if he were his son.

9. Explain what Huck is surprised about that Jim does.
Jim says he is his only friend.
10. Explain how a reader could find Jim more sympathetic because of it.
Huck is thinking about turning him in.
11. Explain what Jim did to 'Lizabeth.
Wip her.
12.  Explain Jim's reaction to this that could cause the reader to be more 
sympathetic to Jim.
He was sad and dint know his child was deaf.


Chapter 24
13. Explain the fraud that the king and the duke are going to perpetrate.
Leave after everybody pays for the show.
14. Explain Huck's reaction to this evil he witnesses.
Shocked and mad.

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