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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Huck go to cook his supper in Chapter 8?
(a) The Illinois bank of the river.
(b) Deep into the woods.
(c) Close to where he has hidden the canoe.
(d) On the beach facing the Illinois bank.

2. What is the problem with Jim keeping a journal?
(a) He cannot write.
(b) He has no pen.
(c) He will lose it.
(d) They are too far from the shops to buy one.

3. Why is Silas Phelps scared?
(a) He has been to the Nonsuch and doesn't want Sally to find out.
(b) He thinks something dreadful has happened to the boat.
(c) He thinks he has an illness.
(d) He has received a stern letter from his bank manager.

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

5. What 'relict' do the boys procure from the garret in Chapter 37?
(a) An iron pot.
(b) A silver candlestick.
(c) A strong-box.
(d) A brass warming pan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness is supposed to be the problem at the Proctors'?

2. Who has "no more smile to him than there is to a ham"?

3. What was Peter Wilks's occupation?

4. What is the problem with Jim being imprisoned in a log cabin?

5. How can a snag in the river be recognized?

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