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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the origin of the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons?
(a) No one seems to know, as it started so long ago.
(b) There was a dispute over the river landing stage.
(c) There was a romance between a Shepherdson and a Grangerford.
(d) There was a dispute over land.

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

3. How can a snag in the river be recognized?
(a) By a swirl and ripple in the water.
(b) By the height of the waves.
(c) Through the appearance of a streak in the water.
(d) By the way it sticks out of the water.

4. Which animal does Tom suggest Jim might tame?
(a) A rattlesnake.
(b) A large spider.
(c) A dog.
(d) A rat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Huck squirm in Chapter 30?

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

3. Who built Silas Phelps' church?

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

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

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