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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. What is the name of the sunken steamer?
(a) The Walter Scott.
(b) The Nellie.
(c) The Miss Charlotte.
(d) The Walter Stott.

2. How does Huck augment his and Jim's diet of river fish and shot waterfowl?
(a) He steals chickens and raids gardens for things like watermelons.
(b) He buys cornmeal flour in a village.
(c) He steals oranges and grapefruit.
(d) He finds food scraps outside restaurants.

3. What word should Huck have used instead of "dolphin"?
(a) Dapin.
(b) Whale.
(c) Dauphin.
(d) Catfish.

4. How do Huck and Jim first conceal themselves on the Illinois shore?
(a) They stay on the raft that they have covered with branches.
(b) They hide in a cottonwood thicket.
(c) They hide in a ditch.
(d) They dig a shelter on the riverbank.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What news does Mrs. Loftus give Huck regarding his 'murder'?

3. What action does Jim fear will bring bad luck?

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

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

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