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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What forms the basis of the humorous conversation in Chapter 14?
(a) Jim's accent.
(b) Huck's garbled retelling of matter he has just read about.
(c) Huck telling Jim more tall stories.
(d) Huck's American vernacular.

2. In Chapter 30, what do the King and the Duke accuse each other of doing?
(a) Trying to escape with the money.
(b) Flirting with Mary Jane.
(c) Trying to drown Huck,
(d) Hiding the money in the coffin.

3. What convinces the ferry captain to investigate the sinking ship?
(a) Huck's harrowing story of women and children in peril..
(b) Huck's story of a good financial reward.
(c) The possibility of valuable salvage.
(d) The opportunity for glory in catching murderers.

4. Why does Huck take a canoe up a 'chute' in Chapter 19?
(a) To find some berries.
(b) To evade Pappy.
(c) To steal a chicken.
(d) To find Jim.

5. Why are the streets of the 'one horse town' empty?
(a) It is a ghost town.
(b) The town is under quarantine.
(c) Most people have gone to the camp meeting.
(d) It is siesta time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Huck hide the money in Chapter 27?

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

3. What does Huck do with the canoe when he reaches Jackson's Island?

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

5. How soon do the King and the Duke make up their quarrel in Chapter 30?

(see the answer key)

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