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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. What action does Jim fear will bring bad luck?
(a) Touching a snake's skin.
(b) Spitting into the wind.
(c) Falling over a black cat.
(d) Pulling floating bread from the river.

2. What does Huck do with his money?
(a) He gives the money to an anti-slavery movement.
(b) He asks Judge Thatcher to give it to the Widow.
(c) He asks Judge Thatcher to invest all the money in pork bellies.
(d) He signs the entire amount to Judge Thatcher.

3. As he chases Huck around the cabin, brandishing a knife, what does Pappy call his son?
(a) The Devil incarnate.
(b) The Angel of Death.
(c) A freak of nature who belongs in Hell.
(d) A right nasty varmint.

4. Why do Huck and Jim leave the baby's bottle in the house?
(a) It is broken.
(b) It contains sour milk and would be diffficult to clean.
(c) It is too small to use as a water bottle.
(d) They think it contains poison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jim react when he first sees Huck in Chapter 8?

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. What explanation does Huck give for having the gun in his hands?

5. How many logs worth selling do Pap and Huck find?

(see the answer key)

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