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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who suggests telling Uncle Harvey about Mary Jane and the mumps?
(a) Huck.
(b) Susan.
(c) Joanna.
(d) The Duke.

2. Why can't Tom get back up the lightning rod?
(a) There's danger he might be seen.
(b) Huck broke it.
(c) The lightning rod is cold and slippery.
(d) His hands are too sore.

3. Why is Huck feeling "mean and miserable" in Chapter 15?
(a) He is lonely.
(b) He knows he has been mean to Jim.
(c) He is troubled by his conscience.
(d) He is hungry and cold.

4. What illness is supposed to be the problem at the Proctors'?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Scarlet fever.

5. Huck's narrative includes the words: "but I was over the shoal water now." This is an example of what sort of figurative language?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Exaggeration.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Huck want Mary Jane to leave before breakfast?

2. What sociable activity do Jim and the boys share in Chapter 36?

3. At what point do Huck and Tom enter Jim's cabin?

4. How do Huck and Tom exit the house in Chapter 36?

5. What time is it when the boys become too tired to carry on?

(see the answer key)

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