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

2. What explanation does Huck give for having the gun in his hands?
(a) He tells his father someone was trying to break into the cabin.
(b) He says he was about to go and shoot a wild hog.
(c) He says he was checking to see if it was loaded.
(d) He tells his father he was being helpful by cleaning the gun.

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

4. How does Huck's practical joke on Jim backfire?
(a) Jim is bitten by an actual snake.
(b) Jim turns the tables by putting live coals in Huck's bed.
(c) Jim is so angry that he attacks Huck.
(d) Huck is bitten by a rattlesnake.

5. Why are Huck and Jim unable to land the catfish they caught?
(a) The fish is too enormous for them to handle.
(b) The fish pulls Jim into the water and he has to be rescued.
(c) The line breaks.
(d) The hook comes adrift.

Short Answer Questions

1. Name the figurative language used in "the wind was trying to whisper something to me."

2. How did Tom and Huck become rich?

3. In what way is Huck's time with his father spoiled?

4. What is Huck's reaction to the widow's prayer?

5. What does Huck do with his money?

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