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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens two days after the funeral?
(a) The King puts the property and slaves up for sale.
(b) Huck digs up the coffin.
(c) The King preaches a sermon.
(d) The King borrows a substantial sum of money.

2. Who has "no more smile to him than there is to a ham"?
(a) The undertaker.
(b) Jim.
(c) Peter.
(d) The King.

3. Why do the murderers defer leaving in the skiff?
(a) They are worried about the river currents.
(b) They want to get rid of Turner first.
(c) They decide to have a pot of whiskey first.
(d) They want to get Turner's share of the money.

4. Why is Huck worried when the coffin lid is screwed on?
(a) He knows he will soon be found out by Mary Jane.
(b) He thinks maybe the rat got in there.
(c) He doesn't know whether or not the bag of money is still in the coffin.
(d) He thinks perhaps he'll receive a beating from the Duke.

5. How soon do the King and the Duke make up their quarrel in Chapter 30?
(a) They don't: they become sworn enemies.
(b) In half an hour.
(c) In an hour.
(d) By next morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what is Jim's attitude to the adventure he and Huck have just experienced?

2. How does Jim react when he first sees Huck in Chapter 8?

3. What word should Huck have used instead of "dolphin"?

4. What excuse does Huck give the King for his flight from the cemetery?

5. Where does Huck go to cook his supper in Chapter 8?

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