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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Jim alerted to the coming lightning storm?
(a) He has an astute observation of birds.
(b) He feels a change in the atmosphere and smells ozone.
(c) He goes into a trance and sees a vision of the coming storm.
(d) He understands clouds and thunderheads.

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

3. In what way is Huck's time with his father spoiled?
(a) They run out of money.
(b) His father threatens him with a shotgun.
(c) His father beats him frequently.
(d) They never catch any fish.

4. Where, on the island, do Huck and Jim hide their belongings?
(a) Inside a hollow log in a clearing.
(b) In bundles secured to treetops.
(c) In a hole dug under a marked tree.
(d) In a cavern.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What idea is it that Huck and his friends don't fully understand [when forming their gang and making plans]?

3. Why does Huck lose interest in Moses?

4. How does Huck escape from the cabin he has been locked in for three days?

5. Which of these statements is closest to a description of Huck's father?

(see the answer key)

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