Huck Finn 5-8

1. Pap: "I won't have it. I'll lay for you, my smarty; and if I catch you about that school I'll tan you good. First you know you'll get religion. I never seen such a son." Discuss the meaning and irony.
Its ironic by he doesn't want Huck to go to school but paps, doesn't want him to be better, while normal people, want their kids to go to school. 
2. How does the refusal of the court to grant custody of Huck to the Widow Douglas and Judge Thatcher reflect on society?
It reflects on society by, they just care about family not who should have it because pap is a drunk and terrible and Huck still has to stay with paps.  
3. Even though Huck is regularly beaten, he prefers to stay at the shanty. Why? How does this reflect one of the major themes?
Because he is free from society and can smoke cuss live how he wants just being himself. Only thing he hates is his paps beats him up. 
4. Comment on Pap's drunken tirade over the "govment." What message is Twain sending?
That pap is saying all these things for Huck's and he grew him up. But Huck really lived on his own and his farther wasn't their until he knew Huck had a lot of money. He gets jealous of the black professor. 
5. What major theme is reflected by Huck's escape from his father and his discovery of Jim?
Appearance vs Reality because he appears dead but really its just a fake body.

6. What is ironic about Huck wishing Tom were there to help plan the escape? How do you think the plan would have developed had Tom been there? Would it have been successful?
Because Tom would do something stupid or to much and make it seem fake or get them caught. They would probably figure out he was still alive.
7. Discuss the irony in Huck's finding bread to eat. He also seems to modify his position on prayer. Discuss.
Ironic because they want the bread to find him but not the way they want to find him. Its Superstitious because of bread with mercury and finds the dead body.
8. Discuss Jim' actions after meeting Huck.
He freaks out because he thought Huck was dead and thinks he is a ghost is scared of everyone.
9. Discuss how running into Jim represents Huck's rebirth. Discuss the resulting conflict in Huck's mind.
It represents it because he is ghost and coming back from escaping Paps. Conflicts his mind because he is with a slave
10. Significance: "People would call me a lowdown Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum."
Huck doest give Jim to authorties or anything like that he would rather have him as a partner
11. Even though Jim seems to rely on superstition, many of his predictions are rooted in knowledge. 
Explain the significance.
Because he specks as if he knows it and as if its happening and puts everything he knows into it
12. Discuss the trick that Huck plays on Jim. It that typical of Huck's character? What does he learn?
He puts a snake in his sleeping bag. No he is normally nicer and it was always Toms idea.
13. What do we learn about Huck's character from his trip to shore?
He pretends to be a girl, and finds out that Jim and Paps is wanted and helps in his running, and He always says his family die.
14. When Mrs. Loftus discusses the money that Tom had found, a common human trait emerges. Discuss.
Embellishing
15. Discuss the satire revealed in the amounts of the rewards.
That they think that Jim cost more money but he has no motives.