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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 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.

2. Where does Huck take refuge during the gunfight after Sophia's elopement?
(a) In his canoe.
(b) In a tree.
(c) Under the wood heap.
(d) In Emeline's bedroom.

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

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

5. Why do the murderers defer leaving in the skiff?
(a) They want to get Turner's share of the money.
(b) They are worried about the river currents.
(c) They decide to have a pot of whiskey first.
(d) They want to get rid of Turner first.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why do Huck and Jim leave the baby's bottle in the house?

4. What convinces the ferry captain to investigate the sinking ship?

5. Whose idea of the after-life does Huck favor?

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