The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Chapters 16 and 17 Questions and Answers

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1. Why does Huck’s conscience bother him as they approach what they think is Cairo?

2. What does Huck tell the slave hunters about his predicament?

3. What do the men in the skiff do for Huck?

4. Does Huck feel better after he has protected Jim from the slave hunters?

5. What destroys the raft?

6. How can Huck and Jim tell that they have missed Cairo in the fog?

7. Why does Jim think they have had such bad luck?

8. Why does Huck go into long descriptions of the furnishings and pictures in the Grangerford’s house?

9. Who do the...

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