1. Why does Tom need a doctor? How does it happen?

2. What startling revelation does Huck come to regarding Jim?

1. Huck shows himself to be a thoughtful, caring person at the end of this chapter. In

what way does he do this?

1. What stops the angry farmers from lynching Jim?

2. In this chapter, how does Tom’s earlier willingness to aid in Jim’s escape become

understandable?

1. What superstition does Jim bring up again?

2. Why do you suppose that Jim kept the dead man’s identity a secret from Huck?

3. Throughout the story, the river represents peace, happiness, and freedom. The towns

and civilization represent rules, boredom, and sometimes cruelty and treachery. In the

last paragraph of the story, what does Huck say is preferable?

4. By the end of the novel, most of the loose ends are tied. What do we learn about

Huck’s father?