Why Does Huckleberry Finn Decide Not to Turn in the Runaway

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why does Huckleberry Finn decide not to turn in the runaway slave Jim for a reward?

• A) Huck would be arrested for property theft.
• B) Jim threatens to kill Huck if he turns him in.
• C) Huck has learned to appreciate Jim's humanity.
• D) Miss Watson would send Huck to an orphanage.

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