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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where, on the island, do Huck and Jim hide their belongings?
(a) In bundles secured to treetops.
(b) In a cavern.
(c) Inside a hollow log in a clearing.
(d) In a hole dug under a marked tree.

2. How many logs worth selling do Pap and Huck find?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Ten.

3. In Chapter 13, what is Jim's attitude to the adventure he and Huck have just experienced?
(a) Negative. He didn't enjoy it and doesn't want similar adventures.
(b) Ambivalent. He is uncertain about the moral status of what they have just done.
(c) Enthusiastic. He can't wait for the next opportunity, though he does have some criticism.
(d) Compliant. He likes Huck to lead, enjoyed the adventure and falls in with Huck's ideas.

4. What is the oracle that Jim consults?
(a) A hairball.
(b) A crystal ball.
(c) A chicken's liver.
(d) The way a toad reacts when it is prodded with a stick.

5. How does Huck's practical joke on Jim backfire?
(a) Jim is bitten by an actual snake.
(b) Huck is bitten by a rattlesnake.
(c) Jim turns the tables by putting live coals in Huck's bed.
(d) Jim is so angry that he attacks Huck.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Huck's reaction to the widow's prayer?

3. What action does Jim fear will bring bad luck?

4. What explanation does Huck give for having the gun in his hands?

5. Why are loaves of bread floating down the river?

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