Huckleberry Finn: Chapters 1-5
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Time PeriodBased from 1830-1840, It would make sense for how people use language and treat people. Such as excessive use of the N word. And how in Chapter 2, they're talking about selling a black person and how they can't because of how long he has to be in the state.
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How Perspective/ POV impacts the storyWith a twelve year old telling the story, there are probably some places where the story is wrong and made way more intense or even not intense.
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Chapters 5-11 Questions
1.) Explain why Pap has Huck locked up.
Because Huck won’t stop attending school. Drunk Pap locked him up in a shack in the woods.
2.) Create a visual of how Huck escapes the shanty.
3.) In chapter 8 Huck and Jim run into each other. Huck says that people will call him a "low down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum" in reference to Jim running away. Explain what it means to be a abolitionist. Why is Huck concerned about being called one? You'll have to consider both the time period and the setting of the novel to answer the question.
To be an abolitionist is to support the abolishment or disbanedment of slavery. Huck is concerned about being called this because the book takes place in the south (Mississippi) just before the civil war. Being called a abolitionist in the south was a very terrible thing to be called because it was a huge part of their lives and they stood by it religiously. Which made it make them feel almost personally attacked.
4.) There are several things that give Huck away when he pretends to be a girl. List them. Then, come up with 3 things that would give a boy away and 3 things that would give a girl away (if the roles were reversed) in our modern times.
Huck gives away him not being a girl is.
-Huck does a poor job of threading a needle.
-throws a piece of lead at a rat
-Huck is nervous and fidgety
modern times is also pretty easy to spot if someone is a male or female.
fake boy - choice of clothing, manners, how they act in certain situations.
fake girl - choice of clothing, how they do their makeup, voice.
CHAPTERS 12-16
1. What is the story of King Solomon and his child? How does Jim interpret that story?
Two women had a baby. And one woman set her baby far away from her so that she wouldn't role over the child. The second lady slept with the baby and rolled over it and killed it in the night. The second lady claimed that the wise ladies child was hers, so they brought the claim and child to The King Solomon. The foolish woman did not protest toward cutting the child in half, while the other lady did. The wide lady asked him to spare the life of the child and to just give him to the other lady. King Solomon decided that the child was the wise lady's because no mother would ever let their child die. Jim thought that King Solomon was actually going to cut the boy in half because he had so many wives and children that he could afford it.
2. When he wakes up after their separation in the fog, what does Jim’s reaction to Huck tell us about him? How do you feel about him at this point?
Once Jim found out, he was very angry. He was angry because he cared about Huck and didn't want anything bad to happen to him. Plus he also lost him one time already. Jim showed his care and love for Huck, he also hated being made fun of. And being an uneducated slave, this probably happend a lot. And it must of really hit home when Huck did it, someone who he really cared about. I feel bad for him at this point because of everything he's gone through.
3. Jim is very superstitious. From a historical standpoint, why do you think this is? -“It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger, but I done it, and I warn’t ever sorry for it afterwards, neither.” What does this line tell us about Huck?
Being very uneducated, he will most likely believe anything he can understand. So he's easy to control.
4. At the end of chapter 16 Huck is struggling with giving Jim up. Outline the battle that he has with himself, and explain his actions when the men come up looking for the 5 escaped slaves.
Huck is very back and fourth about the situation. He isn't sure on wether to help or betray him. He explains how whatever happens, he will lose something. When the men come looking for the 5 escaped slaves and they ask if Jim is in the boat he says yes but so is his family and they are sick with smallpox. The men didn't want to get sick or exposed and out of sympathy, or pity, they left him with money. Huck chose to protect Jim and saver their special friendship. He has quick thinking to make up and excuse that would keep the men from finding Jim.
1. What is the story of King Solomon and his child? How does Jim interpret that story?
Two women had a baby. And one woman set her baby far away from her so that she wouldn't role over the child. The second lady slept with the baby and rolled over it and killed it in the night. The second lady claimed that the wise ladies child was hers, so they brought the claim and child to The King Solomon. The foolish woman did not protest toward cutting the child in half, while the other lady did. The wide lady asked him to spare the life of the child and to just give him to the other lady. King Solomon decided that the child was the wise lady's because no mother would ever let their child die. Jim thought that King Solomon was actually going to cut the boy in half because he had so many wives and children that he could afford it.
2. When he wakes up after their separation in the fog, what does Jim’s reaction to Huck tell us about him? How do you feel about him at this point?
Once Jim found out, he was very angry. He was angry because he cared about Huck and didn't want anything bad to happen to him. Plus he also lost him one time already. Jim showed his care and love for Huck, he also hated being made fun of. And being an uneducated slave, this probably happend a lot. And it must of really hit home when Huck did it, someone who he really cared about. I feel bad for him at this point because of everything he's gone through.
3. Jim is very superstitious. From a historical standpoint, why do you think this is? -“It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger, but I done it, and I warn’t ever sorry for it afterwards, neither.” What does this line tell us about Huck?
Being very uneducated, he will most likely believe anything he can understand. So he's easy to control.
4. At the end of chapter 16 Huck is struggling with giving Jim up. Outline the battle that he has with himself, and explain his actions when the men come up looking for the 5 escaped slaves.
Huck is very back and fourth about the situation. He isn't sure on wether to help or betray him. He explains how whatever happens, he will lose something. When the men come looking for the 5 escaped slaves and they ask if Jim is in the boat he says yes but so is his family and they are sick with smallpox. The men didn't want to get sick or exposed and out of sympathy, or pity, they left him with money. Huck chose to protect Jim and saver their special friendship. He has quick thinking to make up and excuse that would keep the men from finding Jim.
Week 4: Chapters 17-21
Describe the Grangerford Familiy.
The Grangerford Family is very rich and even their kids have slaves. 6 children if you include the one dead daughter. The family is very weird and creepy. They're in a fued with the family the Shepherdson's which explains why they were so passionate when they thought Huck was a Shepherdson.
Mark Twain alludes that the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons is about traditional feuds between farmer ("Granger") and rancher ("Shepherd"). Why would he write this into the novel? What does it say about these two occupations at the time?
I belive he wrote this into the book to show how it was to be a farmer and rancher at the time. Farmers and Ranchers were always rivals, co existing with each other. such as the families. They attended the same church and were opposed of each other.
Toward the end of chapter 18 Huck says, "I don't want to talk much about the next day. I reckon I'll cut it pretty short." Huck says this prior to telling us about the big battle. How does our narrater's perspective play a role in what we think and feel reading this section?
In the end of chapter 18 when Huck says that, he was just upset about the deaths. He hasn't been with the family for that long, but he was beginning to be one of Bucks best friends. Along with the nice and friendly father. The narrators perspective plays a big role, it lets you feel like you're actually there and being spoken to. It makes us feel sorry for him more than we'd normally.
4.Explain who the King and the Duke are. Why does Huck go along with their story (Chapter 19)?
During one of Hucks little explores he came across two men. They weren't related but they were both trying to run from something. When they asked for Hucks help. Huck goes along with the story because they were both white males, way older than him. And if they really felt like it, they could basically turn them in. This is why it felt like Huck was playing it safe, being nice and patient.
5.What problems do you anticipate with the Duke’s solution to how they can all run the raft during the day (Chapter 20)?
Maybe if they were to get word around about the Duke having Jim. People may be money hungry for the reward and jump them in order to get it.
6.Illustrate the town that the play will be held in (Chapter 21).
Describe the Grangerford Familiy.
The Grangerford Family is very rich and even their kids have slaves. 6 children if you include the one dead daughter. The family is very weird and creepy. They're in a fued with the family the Shepherdson's which explains why they were so passionate when they thought Huck was a Shepherdson.
Mark Twain alludes that the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons is about traditional feuds between farmer ("Granger") and rancher ("Shepherd"). Why would he write this into the novel? What does it say about these two occupations at the time?
I belive he wrote this into the book to show how it was to be a farmer and rancher at the time. Farmers and Ranchers were always rivals, co existing with each other. such as the families. They attended the same church and were opposed of each other.
Toward the end of chapter 18 Huck says, "I don't want to talk much about the next day. I reckon I'll cut it pretty short." Huck says this prior to telling us about the big battle. How does our narrater's perspective play a role in what we think and feel reading this section?
In the end of chapter 18 when Huck says that, he was just upset about the deaths. He hasn't been with the family for that long, but he was beginning to be one of Bucks best friends. Along with the nice and friendly father. The narrators perspective plays a big role, it lets you feel like you're actually there and being spoken to. It makes us feel sorry for him more than we'd normally.
4.Explain who the King and the Duke are. Why does Huck go along with their story (Chapter 19)?
During one of Hucks little explores he came across two men. They weren't related but they were both trying to run from something. When they asked for Hucks help. Huck goes along with the story because they were both white males, way older than him. And if they really felt like it, they could basically turn them in. This is why it felt like Huck was playing it safe, being nice and patient.
5.What problems do you anticipate with the Duke’s solution to how they can all run the raft during the day (Chapter 20)?
Maybe if they were to get word around about the Duke having Jim. People may be money hungry for the reward and jump them in order to get it.
6.Illustrate the town that the play will be held in (Chapter 21).
SATIRE VIDEO
Our Idea: We want to make a video based on teachers and how they can be very hypocritical. We want to show how teachers expect certain things from us but don't follow those rules or know those things themselves.
Our Idea: We want to make a video based on teachers and how they can be very hypocritical. We want to show how teachers expect certain things from us but don't follow those rules or know those things themselves.
- It starts with a gym teacher who is telling his students what to do to be healthy
- The satirical part is that the gym teacher himself is very unhealthy
- The gym teacher is fat and eating unhealthy foods and drinking unhealthy drinks while teaching how his kids to be healthy
- Then, there is an English/History teacher with bad grammar and showing videos to teacher her class
- The satirical part is that as an English teacher, she/he should have good English, but in this she/he doesn't
- She/He also doesn't know anything on the subject so when the class asks questions, she/he has to look it up.
- After that, there will be a math teacher
- Much like the social studies teacher, the math teacher isn't going to know anything about math and not teach the kids well at all
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Chapter 22-26
At the very end of chapter 22 received a handbill that the king in the duke well pass out. the Duke says “ If the line don’t fetch them, i don’t know arkansaw.” why would a line at the bottom of the handbill work to get people into the play?
On the handbill it read, “ Ladies and children not admitted.” but it was in all caps to show its importance. With advertising the play to not allow children and women, men would be most likely to show up, without the women and kids being allowed, it was thought to maybe have scenes that they would want to see.
Towards the end of chapter 23 we see this line “what was the use to tell Jim that they weren’t real kings and do it one of the only good no job and besides it was just as I said you couldn’t tell them from the real kind”
A.) Why doesn’t Huck see the use in telling Jim?
Huck tried to explain it to Jim, but after awhile of talking, Jim couldn’t comprehend what a con men was. Huck also didn’t want to get into an argument over nothing
B.) What does Huck mean by “you couldn’t tell them from the real kind.” ?
Huck and Jim never meeting a King or Duke in their lives, they wouldn’t know how they act or even look like. So in their minds, it could be anyone or anything. 9
3.The final line in chapter 24 reads: “It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race.” What is Huck talking about? What does it tell us (the reader) about Huck that he feels this way?
Huck is ashamed of the human race because of what the King and Duke did. Before they got into town a man died. When they got into town they pretended to be the mans two brothers. The Duke being the deaf one. They persuaded the town to feel sorrow for them. And it worked. They climbed the mountain allowing for the townspeople to cry along with them. Huck sees this and does not like what they're doing. this shows that Huck has a lot of empathy and would and could never see himself doing something like this.
4.In chapter 25 we meet the doctor. How does the doctor know that the king and the duke are a fraud?
Well in the beginning of when they meet the doctor notices their fake British accents. He even told them they were the worst he's ever heard. He also believes that if they were truly brothers with Mr. Wilks they would've known who he was as a person and had more knowledge about him.
5.The king and the duke consider leaving in the middle of the night with the money (chapter 26). Why don’t they?
The King actually is the one who decides to stay the entire night. Being the greedy man he is, he wants to steal everything. So they stayed the night to get all of the families equities.
Chapter 27-30
Why did people stay up with the dead during this time period? Chpt. 27
Back in this day, it was common for people to stay alongside their dead family and friends to protect them from insects and rodents. This was called "Shemira". It was to show they still respected the body until they get lowered into the ground.
What do we learn ( or reaffirm ) about Huck when he tells Miss Mary Jane that slaves will see their family again inside of two weeks? Chpt. 28
Huck is showing again how much empathy he has for people, Mary Jane being very upset with the fact that slave families were being torn apart, Huck explains how they will see each-other again. Huck also knew she was struggling because she sat and cried next to the casket.
What were the two methods the townspeople used to try to identify who the brothers were and who the frauds were? Chpt. 29
When the real brothers showed up to town the lawyer was in a predicament. To see who the real brothers were, he decided to give them a writing test. He had all the men sign a piece of paper, they wrote their signature. The King and Duke were set up for failure and they lost. And the King being the bad man he is, came up with a story. The King said that the real Harveys hand was broken so the signature wasn't accurate.
Why did people stay up with the dead during this time period? Chpt. 27
Back in this day, it was common for people to stay alongside their dead family and friends to protect them from insects and rodents. This was called "Shemira". It was to show they still respected the body until they get lowered into the ground.
What do we learn ( or reaffirm ) about Huck when he tells Miss Mary Jane that slaves will see their family again inside of two weeks? Chpt. 28
Huck is showing again how much empathy he has for people, Mary Jane being very upset with the fact that slave families were being torn apart, Huck explains how they will see each-other again. Huck also knew she was struggling because she sat and cried next to the casket.
What were the two methods the townspeople used to try to identify who the brothers were and who the frauds were? Chpt. 29
When the real brothers showed up to town the lawyer was in a predicament. To see who the real brothers were, he decided to give them a writing test. He had all the men sign a piece of paper, they wrote their signature. The King and Duke were set up for failure and they lost. And the King being the bad man he is, came up with a story. The King said that the real Harveys hand was broken so the signature wasn't accurate.
Chapters 31-35
1.Huck says “You can’t pray a lie.” What lie is he trying to pray about? What does he mean? (Chapter 31)
Huck is currently in the situation where he is attempting to do something that was terribly wrong. Huck was praying about for forgiveness for helping with Jims escape. Huck knew he had to help Jim, especially with how close they were. Although Huck knew it wasn't that great of an idea, especially the time this was in. Socially doing this was terrible and illegal. This is when he says "You can't pray a lie." meaning he believes he did nothing wrong, which is correct.
2.Why does Huck tear up the letter he writes? (Chapter 31)
The letter is actually written to Tom. It was meant to let Miss Watson know of Jims whereabouts. Huck began to think about how much Jim means to him and tears up the letter. He didn't want Miss Watson to know where Jim was. Even though he most likely wouldn't have sent it. This shows that Huck will stand by Jim and not follow the racist society built around them at the time. Huck even says he'd rather take his chances to go to hell and also save Jim.
3.Huck is disappointed that Tom would help him steal Jim. He says “Tom Sawyer fell, considerable, in my estimation. Only I couldn’t believe it. Tom Sawyer a nigger stealer!” What do you think of this? (Chapter 33)
I believe Huck was surprised. Tom being white these were actions that Huck was most likely not expecting. Especially coming from a guy who created a gang to do worse things to helping free a slave. But Tom was his own person and did whatever it took to seek thrill. And helping a slave become a free man was defiantly something no one would've usually done during this time. Which, if you look back on it, is very disappointing.
4.Huck says two things at the end of chapter 33:
1.“Human beings can be awful cruel to one another.”
2.“But that’s always the way: it don’t make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person’s conscience ain’t got no sense, and just goes for him anyway.”
What does Huck mean by these two statements?
Huck is referring to the King and Duke tied to a railroad. Huck has been shown to have a lot of empathy and love for others. So he felt like even though they were con-artists that Huck was still their friend. Huck is just the type of person who forgives and feels compassion for others, even if they aren't the best people.
5.Why are Tom and Huck looking for a more difficult way to break Jim free? (Chapter 34)
They defiantly chose a more difficult way to break Jim out then they could've chosen. Although Huck has an idea, Tom has a harder way, which ended up being the plan. So less Huck deciding a harder plan and more Tom. Tom decided if he's going to free a slave, he wasn't going to settle for any easy or boring way. As we said, Tom is a thrill seeker.
1.Huck says “You can’t pray a lie.” What lie is he trying to pray about? What does he mean? (Chapter 31)
Huck is currently in the situation where he is attempting to do something that was terribly wrong. Huck was praying about for forgiveness for helping with Jims escape. Huck knew he had to help Jim, especially with how close they were. Although Huck knew it wasn't that great of an idea, especially the time this was in. Socially doing this was terrible and illegal. This is when he says "You can't pray a lie." meaning he believes he did nothing wrong, which is correct.
2.Why does Huck tear up the letter he writes? (Chapter 31)
The letter is actually written to Tom. It was meant to let Miss Watson know of Jims whereabouts. Huck began to think about how much Jim means to him and tears up the letter. He didn't want Miss Watson to know where Jim was. Even though he most likely wouldn't have sent it. This shows that Huck will stand by Jim and not follow the racist society built around them at the time. Huck even says he'd rather take his chances to go to hell and also save Jim.
3.Huck is disappointed that Tom would help him steal Jim. He says “Tom Sawyer fell, considerable, in my estimation. Only I couldn’t believe it. Tom Sawyer a nigger stealer!” What do you think of this? (Chapter 33)
I believe Huck was surprised. Tom being white these were actions that Huck was most likely not expecting. Especially coming from a guy who created a gang to do worse things to helping free a slave. But Tom was his own person and did whatever it took to seek thrill. And helping a slave become a free man was defiantly something no one would've usually done during this time. Which, if you look back on it, is very disappointing.
4.Huck says two things at the end of chapter 33:
1.“Human beings can be awful cruel to one another.”
2.“But that’s always the way: it don’t make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a person’s conscience ain’t got no sense, and just goes for him anyway.”
What does Huck mean by these two statements?
Huck is referring to the King and Duke tied to a railroad. Huck has been shown to have a lot of empathy and love for others. So he felt like even though they were con-artists that Huck was still their friend. Huck is just the type of person who forgives and feels compassion for others, even if they aren't the best people.
5.Why are Tom and Huck looking for a more difficult way to break Jim free? (Chapter 34)
They defiantly chose a more difficult way to break Jim out then they could've chosen. Although Huck has an idea, Tom has a harder way, which ended up being the plan. So less Huck deciding a harder plan and more Tom. Tom decided if he's going to free a slave, he wasn't going to settle for any easy or boring way. As we said, Tom is a thrill seeker.
Chapters 36-40
In the process of breaking Jim free, what is Tom’s motivation? What is Huck’s motivation? (Why are they doing it?)
In the process of breaking Jim free, Tom and Huck both had different motivations to what they were doing. Huck really wanted Jim to be free again, so his motivation was to free his friend as easy and possible. Where Tom wanted to break out Jim in the coolest way. Tom was attempting the best break out in history and attempting to look cool while doing it. Tom wanted to be remembered.
What do Huck and Tom mean when they say they “let on” about something? Why do they do this? (Begins on chapter 37)
Huck and Jim create a rope with only bed sheets. Huck says, at the end of the paragraph, "We let on it took nine months to make it." he is pretending as if it took nine months.
Why is Tom writing the letters and posting warnings? Why did he give instructions to his aunt and uncle’s slave?
What are his motivations for this? (Chapter 39)
Tom is writing letters to a man who goes by Uncle Silas, doesn't advertise to newspapers such as St. Louis and New Orleans because theres a chance Miss Watson would see it.
We’ve worked a great deal on this novel’s satirical elements. How is the planning and plotting of Jim’s escape by Tom and Huck satire?
The reason it's satire because of how kids believe they should do more intense or out of the blue things to be "cool." This perfectly fits into Toms escape with how he wanted to add more and be remembered for this. This is also shown through our daily lives, doing more then needed to impress others.
Towards the end of the chapter Huck says “I knowed he was white inside” about Jim. Why does he say this and what does he mean?
When they got to the boat Jim was going to wait as long as it took for a doctor to get to the boat to help Tom. Jim knew Tom would do the same for him. This was amazing because Jim knew Tom would do the same for him. Huck says, "I knowed he was white inside" and this means that he knew he had the heart of not just a slave but of a white. Basically saying Jim had a big heart and cared about people, unlike most slaves, they would just want to leave and be free. Jim risked his freedom.
In the process of breaking Jim free, what is Tom’s motivation? What is Huck’s motivation? (Why are they doing it?)
In the process of breaking Jim free, Tom and Huck both had different motivations to what they were doing. Huck really wanted Jim to be free again, so his motivation was to free his friend as easy and possible. Where Tom wanted to break out Jim in the coolest way. Tom was attempting the best break out in history and attempting to look cool while doing it. Tom wanted to be remembered.
What do Huck and Tom mean when they say they “let on” about something? Why do they do this? (Begins on chapter 37)
Huck and Jim create a rope with only bed sheets. Huck says, at the end of the paragraph, "We let on it took nine months to make it." he is pretending as if it took nine months.
Why is Tom writing the letters and posting warnings? Why did he give instructions to his aunt and uncle’s slave?
What are his motivations for this? (Chapter 39)
Tom is writing letters to a man who goes by Uncle Silas, doesn't advertise to newspapers such as St. Louis and New Orleans because theres a chance Miss Watson would see it.
We’ve worked a great deal on this novel’s satirical elements. How is the planning and plotting of Jim’s escape by Tom and Huck satire?
The reason it's satire because of how kids believe they should do more intense or out of the blue things to be "cool." This perfectly fits into Toms escape with how he wanted to add more and be remembered for this. This is also shown through our daily lives, doing more then needed to impress others.
Towards the end of the chapter Huck says “I knowed he was white inside” about Jim. Why does he say this and what does he mean?
When they got to the boat Jim was going to wait as long as it took for a doctor to get to the boat to help Tom. Jim knew Tom would do the same for him. This was amazing because Jim knew Tom would do the same for him. Huck says, "I knowed he was white inside" and this means that he knew he had the heart of not just a slave but of a white. Basically saying Jim had a big heart and cared about people, unlike most slaves, they would just want to leave and be free. Jim risked his freedom.
Chapters 41-43
Towards the end of chapter 41: “And then when I went up to bed, she come up with me, and fetched her candle, and tucked me in, and mothered me so good I felt mean and like I couldn’t look her in the face”. Why does Huck feel this way?
I believe Huck felt this way because he has never had anyone to mother him. He always took care of himself. He wasn't able to look at her face because it could make him sad, he could go back on how he could've grown up with that.
In chapter 42 we hear the doctor’s account of his experience treating Tom: “so I says, I got have help, somehow; and the minute I says it, out crawls this nigger from some wheres, and says he’ll help; and he done it too, and done it very well.” Can we come to an understanding about Jim from this? What do we learn about him?
This scene shows Jim's loyalty to Huck and Tom. In-fact he's so loyal he risks his freedom again for his friends, in this case, Tom. No other runaway slave would risk his freedom for a white-man. Jim really thought of the boys as family and would risk his life for them.
What do we learn about Tom from what he says when he wakes up after being treated for the gunshot wound (Chapter 42)?
You don't learn anything, only re visit the same old Tom. It just shows how he wants people to know about him and the escape he pulled off. He does this when he awakes. All Tom did was make himself sound cool by explaining every single detail.
You’ve finished the novel: Tell me, in three to four sentences, what you think of Huck.
After reading the book, I believe Huck is a very loyal and compassionate, loving kid. He is very mature for his age and is smart for his age, although some decisions aren't the smartest. Huck is in all a great kid and cares about others.
Towards the end of chapter 41: “And then when I went up to bed, she come up with me, and fetched her candle, and tucked me in, and mothered me so good I felt mean and like I couldn’t look her in the face”. Why does Huck feel this way?
I believe Huck felt this way because he has never had anyone to mother him. He always took care of himself. He wasn't able to look at her face because it could make him sad, he could go back on how he could've grown up with that.
In chapter 42 we hear the doctor’s account of his experience treating Tom: “so I says, I got have help, somehow; and the minute I says it, out crawls this nigger from some wheres, and says he’ll help; and he done it too, and done it very well.” Can we come to an understanding about Jim from this? What do we learn about him?
This scene shows Jim's loyalty to Huck and Tom. In-fact he's so loyal he risks his freedom again for his friends, in this case, Tom. No other runaway slave would risk his freedom for a white-man. Jim really thought of the boys as family and would risk his life for them.
What do we learn about Tom from what he says when he wakes up after being treated for the gunshot wound (Chapter 42)?
You don't learn anything, only re visit the same old Tom. It just shows how he wants people to know about him and the escape he pulled off. He does this when he awakes. All Tom did was make himself sound cool by explaining every single detail.
You’ve finished the novel: Tell me, in three to four sentences, what you think of Huck.
After reading the book, I believe Huck is a very loyal and compassionate, loving kid. He is very mature for his age and is smart for his age, although some decisions aren't the smartest. Huck is in all a great kid and cares about others.