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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At what point do Huck and Tom enter Jim's cabin?
(a) Beside the fireplace.
(b) At the foot of Jim's bed.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In front of the door.

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

5. 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 sapling they use as a mooring is not strong enough to hold the raft.
(c) The mooring rope has been lost.
(d) The fog has come down too suddenly for them to get to shore.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why can't Tom get back up the lightning rod?

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

4. Who is the other person Huck tells Mary Jane in Chapter 28 would be in big trouble?

5. Who suggests telling Uncle Harvey about Mary Jane and the mumps?

(see the answer key)

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