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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main accusation Colonel Sherburn levels at the crowd?
(a) Poor dress standards.
(b) Cowardice.
(c) A negligent attitude to their church-going.
(d) Racial prejudice.

2. What does Huck do with his money?
(a) He signs the entire amount to Judge Thatcher.
(b) He gives the money to an anti-slavery movement.
(c) He asks Judge Thatcher to give it to the Widow.
(d) He asks Judge Thatcher to invest all the money in pork bellies.

3. What does Aunt Sally think is wrong with Huck in Chapter 40?
(a) He has been eating jimson weed.
(b) He has sleep deprivation.
(c) He has brain fever.
(d) He has influenza.

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

5. Why are Huck and Jim unable to land the catfish they caught?
(a) The fish pulls Jim into the water and he has to be rescued.
(b) The line breaks.
(c) The fish is too enormous for them to handle.
(d) The hook comes adrift.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why isn't Lawyer Bell present in Chapter 25?

2. What word should Huck have used instead of "dolphin"?

3. Where does the King lay the blame for the missing money?

4. What does the King do after his confession?

5. Where will Huck be able to find Jim?

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