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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jim react when he first sees Huck in Chapter 8?
(a) He's relieved and happy Huck is alive.
(b) He thinks Huck is the Devil and is desperately afraid.
(c) He's angry and afraid of being discovered.
(d) He's frightened as he genuinely believes Huck is a ghost.

2. According to what Huck tells the King and the Duke, where did his parents come from?
(a) Pike County in Illinois.
(b) Pike County in Missouri.
(c) Orange County in California.
(d) Carp County in Illinois.

3. What forms the basis of the humorous conversation in Chapter 14?
(a) Huck's American vernacular.
(b) Huck's garbled retelling of matter he has just read about.
(c) Jim's accent.
(d) Huck telling Jim more tall stories.

4. According to Huck, what delayed his steamer?
(a) It blew a cylinder head.
(b) It was held up by bad weather.
(c) It had to circle around to pick up a passenger who'd fallen overboard.
(d) It ran aground.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Huck give the King for his flight from the cemetery?

2. What 'relict' do the boys procure from the garret in Chapter 37?

3. What does Huck see behind the smokehouse in Chapter 35?

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

5. How does Jim receive his food while in captivity?

(see the answer key)

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