3.) In Chapter 42, how does Twain explain Tom's earlier willingness to aid in Jim's escape? Because Tom knows that Miss Watson is dead, he is aware that Jim is already a free man. Because he knows this, he does not feel bad about helping Jim escape.
5.) How does the title of the chapter immediately appeal to the reader? It makes the reader want to find out the answers to problems from the previous chapter and fullfill the tention/cliffhanger left from the end of the previous chapter.
7.) Why did Jim keep the dead man's identity a secret from Huck? He didn't want Huck to know that the dead man was pap because that was one of the sole purposes of Huck running away from where he was living. If Huck knew that his pap was dead, his problems would no longer exist and he wouldn't have as much incentive to continue the journey with Jim. He might have wanted to turn back if he had known it was his pap.
3.) Explain the verbal irony in Huck's statement: "We was glad as we could be, but Tom was the gladdest of all because he had a bullet in the calf of his leg." Although most people would find having a bullet in their leg to be extremely uncomfortable and unpleasant, Tom saw it as a warrior wound and a souvenir.
5.) What effect has the last warning letter had on the Phelpses? It has startled them. Instead of scaring them off, however, like the boys had planned, it has caused the Phelpses to send the people of the town to defend their land and help to protect them.
8.) What startling revelation does Huck come to regarding Jim? Huck believes that Jim is "white inside".
3.) How does Twain use irony in the discussion between Huck and Mrs Phelps about the steamboat accident that Huck makes up? As Huck tells Mrs. Phelps about the "good fortune" of the outcome of the steamboat accident, he states that they got lucky because no one had died but a black man. Although this was seen as great luck and great news by Mrs. Phelps, it really isn't good news at all because that black man is still a human being, no matter the color of his skin. It shouldn't be taken as good news at all if someone has died.
4.) How does Twain use coincidence to further his develpment of the character of Huck? Twain develops the character of Huck by creating a relationship between the Phelps' and Tom Sawyer so that Huck is able to speak through the life of Tom Sawyer and save himself from not knowing what to say in later conversation.
5.) What is ironic about Tom Sawyer's agreeing to help Huck free Jim? Not only was Huck not expecting that answer out of Tom, but Tom is also agreeing to help Jim for all the wrong reasons. Instead of genuinely caring about the fate of Jim's future life, Tom has agreed to help because he sees it as an opportunity for his own adventure and and an opportunity to come up with another of his elaborate plans. He seizes the opportunity to establish himself as a leader once again.
1.) Explain the intent of imagery appealing to all five senses Twain uses at the beginning of chapter 19. Twain paints a picture in the reader's mind of the scene with Huck and Jim on the river to help the reader imagine the what Huck and Jim were seeing and experiencing during their days on the raft. Twain also helps the reader feel the freedom that Huck and Jim had while "living on the water".
3.) What theory does Jim come up with regarding the origin of the stars? Jim believes that the moon created the stars, or "gave birth to them".
6.) Huck knows the duke and king are frauds from the beginning. Why does he pretend that he thinks they are the real thing? Huck believes it is better to keep their real identities a secret because he feels that he doesn't it could cause serious conflict between them in the future.
1.) After Huck forgets his name, how does he trick Buck into revealing it? Huck bets Buck that Buck won't be able to spell his name so that Buck's competitive, boyish nature will kick in and he will spell Huck's fake name out for him to prove Huck wrong.
4.) Why does Huck feel responsible for the carnage following the Sophia's elopement? He feels like he was responsible/ contributed in a way to the carnage following Sophia's elopement because he was the one who retrieved the note from inside the bible for Sophia that was from one of the shepherdson boys, Harney. He thinks that if he hadn't helped Sophia in running off with Harney that none of the subsequent killing or fighting would have occured.
7.) In Huck's description of the church service and later the hogs that sleep under the church floor, do think Twain is satirizing religion itself or the way some people practice religion? After reading about the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons attending the church service, I think that Twain is satirizing the way some people practice religion. He makes point in the two families holding guns in between their legs while brotherly love is being preached that the way some people practice religion isn't necessarily genuine and sincere. One shouldn't show up at a church service claiming to have certain religious morals and values and then go around murdering people after the service is over. It does not reflect well on themselves and religion they practice.
2.) How does Huck convince the men looking for runaway slaves not to search the raft? Huck explains to the men that his "family" is on the raft with him in the wigwam and are diseased with smallpox. This scares the men off for fear that they, too, with get the disease.
3.) What is the principle conflict in Huck's mind about Jim? Huck is debating on whether he should turn Jim in or not.
7.) How does the theme of loneliness and isolation come out in these chapters? Huck and Jim get separated during different times in this chapter. First, Huck gets separated from Jim on the raft in the thick fog. He feels alone and hopeless, but he knows he must find his way back. Also, Huck and Jim are separated at the end of the chapters when the steamboat collides with them. They are left to fend for themselves and go on their own in different directions and places.
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