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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 28, where was the auction held?
(a) On the veranda of the general store.
(b) In the church hall.
(c) On the porch of the house.
(d) In the public square.

2. What time is it when the boys become too tired to carry on?
(a) Around midnight.
(b) Four in the morning.
(c) Two in the morning.
(d) Supper-time.

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

4. What separates Jim and Huck in the fog?
(a) A quarrel over food.
(b) Huck loses his lantern and Jim can't see him.
(c) Some rapids.
(d) A large island.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What illness is supposed to be the problem at the Proctors'?

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

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

5. Huck's narrative includes the words: "but I was over the shoal water now." This is an example of what sort of figurative language?

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