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What do Jim and Huck find on the wrecked steamboat?
Terms in this set (6) Whom do Huck and Jim discover on the wrecked steamboat? Jim and Huck find robbers on the wrecked boat. Jim and Huck are trapped on the boat with the gang of murderers/robbers because their raft has come lose and drifted away. They steal the boat that belongs to the gang to escape.
What does Jim discover in the house that is floating down the?
Jim predicts that it will rain, and soon a storm blows in. The two safely wait it out inside the cave. The river floods, and a washed-out house floats down the river past the island. Inside, Jim and Huck find the body of a man who has been shot in the back.
Why did Huck and Jim want to go to Cairo?
So, since Huck and Jim have no choice but to travel south, Cairo is the farthest south that they wished to go because it is in a free state and Jim could be able to get passage on a steamboat on the Ohio River from there and be on his way to freedom.
What is the significance of the name of the steamboat the Walter Scott?
The boat is named Walter Scott after the Scottish romantic novelist. But the romance here consists of people murdering others for their money and then being left to die themselves after they have been robbed. In other words all the exciting scenes in a romatic novel depend upon betrayal, robbery, and cruelty.
Why does Huck want the wrecked steamboat?
Why does Huck want to rescue the robbers on the wrecked steamboat? Huck’s conscience bothers him after he takes their boat and leaves them to die. Why does Huck wish Tom Sawyer could be with him to explore the wrecked steamboat? Huck knows that Tom would add excitement and “style” to his adventure.
What is Huck’s disguise to go ashore?
How does Huck disguise himself when he goes ashore? He covers his face with mud. He wraps a scarf around his face. He wears a large hat to cover his face.
How does Jim know they passed Cairo?
How do Huck and Jim know that they have passed Cairo? Huck and Jim know they have passed Cairo when they see the Ohio River. What is the conflict in Huck’s mind about Jim?
What happens to separate Huck and Jim?
In Chapter 15, shortly after the incident where Huck and Jim encounter a trio of murderous thieves on a wrecked steamboat, a thick fog sets in at night. Huck gets in the canoe and paddles off to find a place to secure the raft, but he forgets to tie the rope to the raft and accidentally gets separated from Jim.
Why does Huck board the steamboat wreck?
They feel somewhat remorseful about the stealing, however, so they decide to give up a few items as a sort of moral sacrifice. One stormy night, they come upon a wrecked steamboat. Against Jim’s objections, Huck goes onto the wreck to loot it and have an “adventure,” the way Tom Sawyer would.
Did Huck turn in Jim?
As Huck contemplates his crime, Jim goes on about being free, saving money, and going back to buy his family out of slavery. Jim continues that if he is unable to do so, he will just steal them out of slavery. The pressure is too much for Huck to stand, and as he heads to the shore, he decides to turn in Jim.