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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 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) On the beach facing the Illinois bank.
(d) The Illinois bank of the river.

2. What is the oracle that Jim consults?
(a) A chicken's liver.
(b) A crystal ball.
(c) A hairball.
(d) The way a toad reacts when it is prodded with a stick.

3. What first alerts Mrs. Loftus to the fact that 'Sarah/Mary' is a boy?
(a) His fingernails are dirty.
(b) Huck does not thread a needle in a feminine way.
(c) She sees that he has some fuzz on his cheeks and chin.
(d) He doesn't walk daintily in a dress.

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

5. As he chases Huck around the cabin, brandishing a knife, what does Pappy call his son?
(a) A freak of nature who belongs in Hell.
(b) The Devil incarnate.
(c) A right nasty varmint.
(d) The Angel of Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What explanation does 'Sarah/Mary' Williams give for her journey?

3. What does Huck do with his money?

4. What idea is it that Huck and his friends don't fully understand [when forming their gang and making plans]?

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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