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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. With the case-knives not working, what does Tom then choose for digging tools?
(a) Picks.
(b) Hoes.
(c) Spades.
(d) Rakes.

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?
(a) Exaggeration.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What time is it when the boys become too tired to carry on?

3. What is one symbol that the fog represents?

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

5. In Chapter 28, where was the auction held?

(see the answer key)

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