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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 do the murderers defer leaving in the skiff?
(a) They want to get Turner's share of the money.
(b) They decide to have a pot of whiskey first.
(c) They are worried about the river currents.
(d) They want to get rid of Turner first.

2. Why are Huck and Jim unable to land the catfish they caught?
(a) The fish is too enormous for them to handle.
(b) The line breaks.
(c) The fish pulls Jim into the water and he has to be rescued.
(d) The hook comes adrift.

3. How many logs worth selling do Pap and Huck find?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Nine.

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

5. What does Huck do with his money?
(a) He gives the money to an anti-slavery movement.
(b) He signs the entire amount to Judge Thatcher.
(c) He asks Judge Thatcher to invest all the money in pork bellies.
(d) He asks Judge Thatcher to give it to the Widow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What forms the basis of the humorous conversation in Chapter 14?

3. How do Huck and Jim first conceal themselves on the Illinois shore?

4. How is Jim alerted to the coming lightning storm?

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

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