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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Personification.
(b) Exaggeration.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

2. Who is the other person Huck tells Mary Jane in Chapter 28 would be in big trouble?
(a) Tom Sawyer.
(b) Joanna.
(c) Jim.
(d) Harney Shepherdson.

3. What sociable activity do Jim and the boys share in Chapter 36?
(a) Chewing tobacco and telling stories.
(b) Eating.
(c) Smoking corncob pipes.
(d) Telling stories.

4. What is one symbol that the fog represents?
(a) A supernatural presence.
(b) The power of the river.
(c) Journeying into the unknown.
(d) The confusion inside Huck's head.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Huck and Jim find themselves riding the river through thick fog in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

5. What calamity befalls Huck and Jim at the end of Chapter 16?

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