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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. Why do Huck and Jim leave the baby's bottle in the house?
(a) It contains sour milk and would be diffficult to clean.
(b) It is broken.
(c) They think it contains poison.
(d) It is too small to use as a water bottle.

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

3. What is unusual about the tracks Huck finds in the snow?
(a) The footprints are unusually large and heavy.
(b) There are additional marks made by a spur.
(c) There is a cross in the right boot heel.
(d) There is a cross in the left boot heel.

4. What explanation does Huck give for having the gun in his hands?
(a) He tells his father he was being helpful by cleaning the gun.
(b) He says he was about to go and shoot a wild hog.
(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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons?

2. How is Jim alerted to the coming lightning storm?

3. What does Huck do with his money?

4. Where does Huck take refuge during the gunfight after Sophia's elopement?

5. Why do the murderers defer leaving in the skiff?

(see the answer key)

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