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

2. Name the figurative language used in "the wind was trying to whisper something to me."
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Synecdoche.
(d) Metaphor.

3. 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 frightened as he genuinely believes Huck is a ghost.
(c) He's angry and afraid of being discovered.
(d) He's relieved and happy Huck is alive.

4. Whose idea of the after-life does Huck favor?
(a) Miss Watson's.
(b) The widow's.
(c) His father's.
(d) Tom Sawyer's.

5. What idea is it that Huck and his friends don't fully understand [when forming their gang and making plans]?
(a) Reconciliation.
(b) Remuneration.
(c) Redress.
(d) Ransom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his stories, what does Jim tell people about his five-cent piece?

2. As he chases Huck around the cabin, brandishing a knife, what does Pappy call his son?

3. Why does Huck lose interest in Moses?

4. Why is his father annoyed with Huck in Chapter 5?

5. Where, on the island, do Huck and Jim hide their belongings?

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