English, 03.03.2021 07:20 wednesdayA

4. (Ch. 21) What does Sherburn promise Boggs? What does Sherburn do about his promise? 5. (Ch. 21) What do the townspeople do as Boggs lies dying in the drugstore? What
attitudes do their actions demonstrate?

6. (Ch. 22) What causes the crowd to start thinking about lynching Sherburn?

7. (Ch. 22) Describe in your own words the behavior of the town mob.

8. (Ch. 22) Sherburn gets the best of the townspeople with his gun, his unwavering
stare, and his stinging words. Explain at least 3 major points Sherburn makes against the
townspeople.

9. What do you make of Colonel Sherburn? In your opinion, what kind of man is
he? Is he right about the townspeople? Was he justified in his actions? Why or why not?

10. First, what is Huck's reaction toward this scene? Second, why does Twain
include this scene in the novel? What do you suppose he is satirizing, and what is his
message?

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