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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. What explanation does 'Sarah/Mary' Williams give for her journey?
(a) She was bringing money to Uncle Abner, but was robbed.
(b) She has to tell Uncle Abner that her mother is ill and out of money.
(c) She is on her way to visit a sick aunt.
(d) She is running away from an arranged marriage.

2. Why do the murderers defer leaving in the skiff?
(a) They want to get rid of Turner first.
(b) They decide to have a pot of whiskey first.
(c) They want to get Turner's share of the money.
(d) They are worried about the river currents.

3. As he chases Huck around the cabin, brandishing a knife, what does Pappy call his son?
(a) A right nasty varmint.
(b) A freak of nature who belongs in Hell.
(c) The Angel of Death.
(d) The Devil incarnate.

4. Why do Huck and Jim find themselves riding the river through thick fog in Chapter 15?
(a) They are embarking on a new adventure and want to take risks.
(b) The mooring rope has been lost.
(c) The sapling they use as a mooring is not strong enough to hold the raft.
(d) The fog has come down too suddenly for them to get to shore.

5. Who says: "It's lovely to live on a raft"?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Tom Sawyer.
(c) Huck Finn.
(d) Jim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Name the figurative language used in "the wind was trying to whisper something to me."

2. Whose idea of the after-life does Huck favor?

3. What is the origin of the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons?

4. What separates Jim and Huck in the fog?

5. How can a snag in the river be recognized?

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