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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 | Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why are loaves of bread floating down the river?
(a) An angry chef has thrown loaves of bread from a river steamer.
(b) People believe bread thrown in the water will prevent more drownings.
(c) A bread cart has fallen off a bridge.
(d) People believe bread dabbed with quicksilver will float to a corpse.

3. Which of these statements is closest to a description of Huck's father?
(a) He has a brutal face with a broken nose and a big scar on his left cheek.
(b) He has a ghostly white face, dribbles through broken teeth and has eyes that once might have been intelligent.
(c) He has a white face, long greasy beard and dark black eyes.
(d) He has wide lips, shaggy hair and very bad breath.

4. What action does Jim fear will bring bad luck?
(a) Pulling floating bread from the river.
(b) Falling over a black cat.
(c) Touching a snake's skin.
(d) Spitting into the wind.

5. Where does Huck take refuge during the gunfight after Sophia's elopement?
(a) In Emeline's bedroom.
(b) Under the wood heap.
(c) In his canoe.
(d) In a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Mrs. Loftus give Huck regarding his 'murder'?

2. Which encores does the Duke suggest Chapter 21?

3. In Chapter 13, what is Jim's attitude to the adventure he and Huck have just experienced?

4. What convinces the ferry captain to investigate the sinking ship?

5. Why does Huck lose interest in Moses?

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