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

2. 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 too small to use as a water bottle.
(d) It is broken.

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

4. In what way is Huck's time with his father spoiled?
(a) They never catch any fish.
(b) His father beats him frequently.
(c) They run out of money.
(d) His father threatens him with a shotgun.

5. 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 takes it seriously and goes off to the forest to think about it
(d) He decides to test prayer by praying for impossible things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are loaves of bread floating down the river?

2. What explanation does Huck give for having the gun in his hands?

3. How does Huck augment his and Jim's diet of river fish and shot waterfowl?

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

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

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