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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Quiz

Mark Twain
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Quiz

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1)

Which alias does the Duke adopt for the performance? (from Chapter 21 | Chapter 22)

An actor called David Garrick the Elder.
An actor called Billie Langtry.
An actor called Thoman Kean the incredible.
An actor called David Garrick the Younger.
2)

What prevents Jim from being hanged? (from Chapter 42)

Convenience.
Financial considerations - they'd have to pay his owner for him.
Compassion.
Pleas from Huck and Tom.
3)

In contrast to the expressions of grief acted by the King and the Duke, what does Huck view as a good thing? (from Chapter 25 | Chapter 26)

Music.
Honesty.
Frankness.
Capital.
4)

What does Huck call "the horriblest looking outrage I ever see"? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24)

Jim begging to be tied up again.
The King and the Duke buying clothes with their swindled money.
Slaves being beaten by a cruel overseer.
Jim dressed up and painted as a sick Arab.
5)

What happens two days after the funeral? (from Chapter 27)

The King preaches a sermon.
The King borrows a substantial sum of money.
The King puts the property and slaves up for sale.
Huck digs up the coffin.
6)

In Chapter 30, what do the King and the Duke accuse each other of doing? (from Chapter 30)

Trying to escape with the money.
Hiding the money in the coffin.
Trying to drown Huck,
Flirting with Mary Jane.
7)

Where is Aunt Sally's calico dress in Chapter 42? (from Chapter 42)

In the mending basket.
Aunt Sally is wearing it.
One of the slave women is wearing it.
It's being worn by Jim.
8)

Why is Jim lavishly fussed over by the aunts? (from Chapter 43)

They want to make up for all Jim's unnecessary tribulations.
They haven't met a freed slave before.
They discover how wonderful Jim was in helping the doctor care for Tom.
They don't want him to think badly of them.
9)

For what reason is Peter Wilks' body to be exhumed? (from Chapter 29)

To be utterly certain they have buried the right man in the right grave.
To retrieve the money bag from the coffin.
To see if there is a tattoo on his knee.
To see if there is a tattoo on his chest.
10)

Why isn't Lawyer Bell present in Chapter 25? (from Chapter 25 | Chapter 26)

He is out hunting.
He is on holiday in New Orleans.
He is on business in Louisville.
He is dead.
11)

At what point do Huck and Tom enter Jim's cabin? (from Chapter 36)

In front of the door.
At the foot of Jim's bed.
Beside the fireplace.
Under his bed.
12)

Which character leaves the raft to check out Pikesville? (from Chapter 31)

The King.
Jim.
Huck.
The Duke.
13)

What is the source of the commotion in the cellar in Chapter 27? (from Chapter 27)

A drunken mourner has raided a wine barrell.
A dog that has found a rat.
A dog has baled up a runaway slave.
The King and the Duke fighting over the money.
14)

Where does Tom leave an anonymous letter? (from Chapter 39)

At the back of the neck of a sleeping slave.
Under Aunt Sally's pillow.
Sticking out from the front doormat.
In the fist of a sleeping slave.
15)

Who is the servant, Adolphus? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24)

The Duke.
Tom Sawyer.
Jim.
Huck Finn.
16)

What does Huck see behind the smokehouse in Chapter 35? (from Chapter 35)

An old rusty saw.
A case knife.
The Duke.
Someone snooping.
17)

Why does Huck dress as a servant girl? (from Chapter 39)

Tom persuades him that the anonymous letters must be delivered by a servant girl.
So that he won't be noticed as he delivers letters.
Tom persuades him to adopt this disguise to spy out information in the village.
The clothing won't fit Tom himself.
18)

Who is Aunt Sally's sister? (from Chapter 33)

Miss Wilks.
Miss Watson.
Tom's mother.
Huck's aunt.
19)

What explanation for Tom's absence does Huck give Uncle Silas in Chapter 41? (from Chapter 41)

He says Tom is asleep in a canoe upriver.
He says he has gone to the post office to see what is going on.
He says Tom has gone fishing.
He says Tom has gone to the blacksmith's to see what is going on.
20)

How had Tom planned to compensate Jim for the problems he caused him? (from Chapter 43)

To give him a job scouting in Indian territory.
To have further river adventures and have a brass band procession.
To buy a house for him, his wife and children.
To organize a concert in his honor.
21)

How does the doctor rate Huck as a liar? (from Chapter 29)

Very creative at it.
He is unaware that Huck is telling lies.
Excellently.
Poorly.
22)

What is the slave guard afraid of? (from Chapter 34)

Witches.
Jim.
Being deprived of food.
Silas Phelps.
23)

How does Huck describe the Spanish moss he sees? (from Chapter 31)

"Like lonely nuns."
"Like long green beards."
"Like long gray beards."
"Like prayer shawls."
24)

In Chapter 35, what does Tom instruct Huck to do? (from Chapter 35)

Leave the back door open.
Steal a knife.
Steal three knives.
Steal some food.
25)

How do they all make good their escape from the villagers in Chapter 23? (from Chapter 23 | Chapter 24)

They sneak back to the raft and set off down the river.
They lock the villagers in the hall and run for the raft.
They run off to the woods and creep to the raft later.
They steel horses and ride out of town.
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