Questions and Answers
What chapter summary follows Chapter 22?
Summary: Chapter 21
What is the duke's talent that Huck admires?
Recitation of the 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy from Hamlet
What was the response of the audience after the dauphin's performance?
The duke helped Jim escape by disguising him.
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What were the names of Wilks's brothers?
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How much money did the duke and dauphin find in the basement after discovering Wilks's money?
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Huck thinks that the crowd's reaction at the Wilks home is touching.
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What disguise does the dauphin choose when entering the next town?
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What does the letter Wilks left behind state regarding his property?
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Study Notes
Chapter 22
- Dukes and dauphin rehearse scenes from Shakespeare, showcasing their lack of skill.
- Audience in a one-horse Arkansas town reacts to a dramatic incident involving a man named Sherburn who shoots a drunkard after being insulted.
- Huck provides an exaggerated description of the town's lazy residents.
- Tension escalates as a crowd forms to lynch Sherburn after the shooting.
Chapter 23
- The theatrical performance “Royal Nonesuch” attracts a full house with the dauphin's risqué appearance.
- The audience's embarrassment over being conned leads to anger directed at the duke and dauphin, sparking plans for revenge.
- Over three nights, the performers earn $465 while Huck reflects on the nature of nobles and their dishonesty.
- Jim expresses deep sorrow for his family, highlighting a shared emotional capacity between him and Huck.
Chapter 24
- Jim is disguised by the duke to avoid detection as a runaway slave while they scam the townspeople.
- The dauphin learns about recently deceased Peter Wilks and his brothers from England, plotting to exploit the situation.
- Upon reaching Wilks's town, the duke and dauphin act mournfully, deceiving the locals.
- Huck feels ashamed of human deceit as the duo orchestrates their con.
Chapter 25
- A scene unfolds as Wilks's nieces greet the duke and dauphin, believing them to be relatives, eliciting public sympathy.
- The late Wilks's estate is revealed, with significant sums of money at stake for his brothers.
- After finding less money than expected, the duke and dauphin create a facade of integrity by returning money to the sisters.
- Doctor Robinson confronts the conmen, exposing their fraud, but Mary Jane, one of the nieces, naïvely entrusts the dauphin with the money.
Chapter 20-21
- Duke and dauphin suspect Jim is a runaway slave; Huck fabricates a story to protect him.
- The pair takes advantage of local sentiment, with the dauphin claiming to be a reformed pirate at a religious revival.
- The duke capitalizes on the absence of townspeople to print advertisements and solicit funds.
- They create a handbill to falsely identify Jim as their runaway captive, increasing mobility during the day.
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