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

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

3. What explanation does Huck give for having the gun in his hands?
(a) He says he was about to go and shoot a wild hog.
(b) He tells his father he was being helpful by cleaning the gun.
(c) He says he was checking to see if it was loaded.
(d) He tells his father someone was trying to break into the cabin.

4. What is Huck's reaction to the widow's prayer?
(a) He takes it seriously and goes off to the forest to think about it
(b) He decides to test prayer by praying for impossible things.
(c) He ridicules prayer because he can't see how it helps people.
(d) He takes it seriously and vows to attend church.

5. Who was allowed to sleep in Emmeline Grangerford's room?
(a) Huck.
(b) Harney Shepherson.
(c) Guests from New Orleans.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the Grangerfords' beautiful oil cloth table cover come from?

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

3. What is the name of the sunken steamer?

4. How does Huck's practical joke on Jim backfire?

5. What is unusual about the tracks Huck finds in the snow?

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