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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 are Huck and Jim unable to land the catfish they caught?
(a) The fish is too enormous for them to handle.
(b) The line breaks.
(c) The hook comes adrift.
(d) The fish pulls Jim into the water and he has to be rescued.

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

3. What is the alias Huck uses at the Grangerfords?
(a) George Jameson.
(b) George Jackson.
(c) Tom Sawyer.
(d) Andrew Jackson.

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

5. In Chapter 13, what is Jim's attitude to the adventure he and Huck have just experienced?
(a) Compliant. He likes Huck to lead, enjoyed the adventure and falls in with Huck's ideas.
(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) Negative. He didn't enjoy it and doesn't want similar adventures.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the sunken steamer?

3. How was Colonel Grangerford attired on Sundays?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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