Chapter 11-20 Questions Flashcards
What is significant about the visit with Mrs. Loftus?
It is his first attempt to create an identity but it fails.
. What is Jim’s attitude toward Solomon?
Jim takes the story literally. Jim is becoming a father figure to Huck.
What trick does Huck play on Jim and why does Huck feel free to tease Jim?
Jim was dreaming it all, and Huck feels superior.
How does Huck battle his conscience?
Huck is corrupted by society, he feels like he is sinning, because it’s the law and he is breaking the law. To help a slave.
What is the irony of Huck’s statement, “I won’t let no runaway niggers get by me if I can help it!”?
Huck struggles with his conscience on whether or not he should give Jim back to Miss Watson.
Why does Twain describe with such detail the physical setting of the Grangerford home?
Their home is nice and they clothed and feed Huck, but behind that they hate the shepherds
Why does Huck try to write a poem and what does this tell you about the kind of person he is?
Huck writes about the Granger girl, tells us that Huck is soft hearted.
What is the irony of the sermon?
The sermon speaks about peace and love but the preachers are preaching to armed men. Mark Twain makes fun of religion, because they are catholic but aren’t acting like it.
Why does Huck say that there is “no home like a raft”?
It has a sense of freedom, and Jim is becoming the father figure
Who are the Duke and the Dauphin?
They claim to be a king and a duke
What comments about life does the camp meeting evoke?
The small town that the so-called Duke and Dauphin are trying to raise money from.
