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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What news does Mrs. Loftus give Huck regarding his 'murder'?
(a) Judge Thatcher is a suspect.
(b) Miss Watson is engaged to be married.
(c) Pappy has accused Jim.
(d) Jim is a suspect.

3. What is Huck's reaction to the widow's prayer?
(a) He ridicules prayer because he can't see how it helps people.
(b) He takes it seriously and vows to attend church.
(c) He decides to test prayer by praying for impossible things.
(d) He takes it seriously and goes off to the forest to think about it

4. How do Huck and Jim enter the wrecked ship?
(a) By climbing the paddle-wheel.
(b) Through a hole in the stern.
(c) Through the forward skylight.
(d) They climb onto the larboard deck and go down a ladder.

5. Which of these statements is closest to a description of Huck's father?
(a) He has a brutal face with a broken nose and a big scar on his left cheek.
(b) He has a ghostly white face, dribbles through broken teeth and has eyes that once might have been intelligent.
(c) He has wide lips, shaggy hair and very bad breath.
(d) He has a white face, long greasy beard and dark black eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Huck do with his money?

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

3. How did Tom and Huck become rich?

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

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

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