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1.Why does the duke dress Jim as a sick Arab?



2.Why do the king and the duke pretend to be the Wilks brothers from England?



3.How do the king and the duke get information about Uncle Peter Wilks?



Chapter 25 (XXV)

4.Why do the king and the duke add their own money to the money hidden in the cellar?



5.What do they do with the money in the cellar?



6.What does Mary Jane do when the doctor asks her to “turn this pitiful rascal out”?



Chapter 26(XXVI)

7.What makes Huck want to help the three sisters?



8.Why won’t Mary Jane need the property?



9.Where did the king and duke hide the money?

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1. The duke dresses Jim as a sick Arab as part of a scheme to gain sympathy and make money by pretending Jim is royalty and asking for donations.

2. The king and the duke pretend to be the Wilks brothers from England to fraudulently claim an inheritance left by Peter Wilks for his nieces.

3. The king and the duke get information about Uncle Peter Wilks from questioning locals and gathering details to impersonate the brothers convincingly.

4. The king and the duke add their own money to the money hidden in the cellar to increase the appearance of the inheritance and ensure the success of their fraudulent scheme.

5. They use the money in the cellar to finance their lavish lifestyle and further their deceitful activities.

6. Mary Jane, despite suspecting the fraud, refuses to turn the king and duke out, showing kindness and compassion.

7. Huck wants to help the three sisters because he feels sympathy for their situation and dislikes the fraudulent actions of the king and duke.

8. Mary Jane won't need the property because the king and duke's fraudulent scheme is exposed, and the property rightfully belongs to the real nieces.

9. The king and duke hide the money in Peter Wilks' coffin, intending to retrieve it later when the commotion dies down.

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