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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. Why are loaves of bread floating down the river?
(a) People believe bread thrown in the water will prevent more drownings.
(b) A bread cart has fallen off a bridge.
(c) People believe bread dabbed with quicksilver will float to a corpse.
(d) An angry chef has thrown loaves of bread from a river steamer.

2. 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 ditch.
(c) They dig a shelter on the riverbank.
(d) They hide in a cottonwood thicket.

3. 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 tells his father someone was trying to break into the cabin.
(d) He says he was checking to see if it was loaded.

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

5. How is Jim alerted to the coming lightning storm?
(a) He feels a change in the atmosphere and smells ozone.
(b) He goes into a trance and sees a vision of the coming storm.
(c) He has an astute observation of birds.
(d) He understands clouds and thunderheads.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are Huck and Jim unable to land the catfish they caught?

3. How did Tom and Huck become rich?

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

5. In Chapter 13, what is Jim's attitude to the adventure he and Huck have just experienced?

(see the answer key)

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