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

2. What explanation does Huck give for having the gun in his hands?
(a) He tells his father he was being helpful by cleaning the gun.
(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 someone was trying to break into the cabin.

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

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

5. How does Huck escape from the cabin he has been locked in for three days?
(a) He saws his way out.
(b) He climbs up the inside of the chimney.
(c) He smashes a window and climbs out.
(d) He prizes up the floorboards and escapes that way.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Huck's practical joke on Jim backfire?

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

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

4. What is unusual about the tracks Huck finds in the snow?

5. Why do Huck and Jim leave the baby's bottle in the house?

(see the answer key)

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