1. Response to Doctor Robinson's accusations against the king, what did Mary Jane Wilks do to indicate her belief? He's let go, and she give a lot of money to him to use as he sees fit.
2. At the big supper who waited on the king and the duke? Huck stood behind the king and duke's chair and waited on them whenever they needed something to eat or drink.
3. Did Joanna have to do after Mary Jane gave her "hark from the tomb"? They made her appologize for questioning Huck. 4. Why did Huck wish he could tell Joanna "a thousand lies"? Because he knows that Joanna can't keep secrets very well so he was worried that if he told her the truth that it would get out and he would get in trouble. 5. Huck's resolve against the reptile was what?
6. Explain the meaning of the duke not wanting "to go no deeper"?
He was satisfied with the bag of gold.
7. Why did Huck have a creepy feeling when he hid the money?
8. Why could Huck safely shift the blame for the stolen money "onto the niggers"?
9. What new appreciation did the duke have for "the niggers"?
10. What was tantamount to sitting "down on a kag of powder and touching it off just to see where you'll go to"?
11. How did Bricksville factor into the truth? This was the town that the wilks family lived in, the money was hidden here and the only people that knew where it was had hid it.
12. Huck's compliment to Mary Jane's nature was used to persuade her to depart before breakfast because he knew her transparency would spoil his plan. What other criticism was implied by the remark, ""I don't want no better book than what your face is"? That he didn't want to look at anyone or anything but her if it was up to him, she is the most beautiful thing he will ever lay eyes on.
Huckleberry Finn
Chapters 25-28
1. Response to Doctor Robinson's accusations against the king, what did Mary Jane Wilks do to indicate her belief?
He's let go, and she give a lot of money to him to use as he sees fit.
2. At the big supper who waited on the king and the duke?
Huck stood behind the king and duke's chair and waited on them whenever they needed something to eat or drink.
3. Did Joanna have to do after Mary Jane gave her "hark from the tomb"?
They made her appologize for questioning Huck.
4. Why did Huck wish he could tell Joanna "a thousand lies"?
Because he knows that Joanna can't keep secrets very well so he was worried that if he told her the truth that it would get out and he would get in trouble.
5. Huck's resolve against the reptile was what?
6. Explain the meaning of the duke not wanting "to go no deeper"?
He was satisfied with the bag of gold.
7. Why did Huck have a creepy feeling when he hid the money?
8. Why could Huck safely shift the blame for the stolen money "onto the niggers"?
9. What new appreciation did the duke have for "the niggers"?
10. What was tantamount to sitting "down on a kag of powder and touching it off just to see where you'll go to"?
11. How did Bricksville factor into the truth?
This was the town that the wilks family lived in, the money was hidden here and the only people that knew where it was had hid it.
12. Huck's compliment to Mary Jane's nature was used to persuade her to depart before breakfast because he knew her transparency would spoil his plan. What other criticism was implied by the remark, ""I don't want no better book than what your face is"?
That he didn't want to look at anyone or anything but her if it was up to him, she is the most beautiful thing he will ever lay eyes on.