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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 | Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of these statements is closest to a description of Huck's father?
(a) He has a brutal face with a broken nose and a big scar on his left cheek.
(b) He has a white face, long greasy beard and dark black eyes.
(c) He has a ghostly white face, dribbles through broken teeth and has eyes that once might have been intelligent.
(d) He has wide lips, shaggy hair and very bad breath.

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

3. 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) It is broken.
(c) They think it contains poison.
(d) It is too small to use as a water bottle.

4. According to what Huck tells the King and the Duke, where did his parents come from?
(a) Pike County in Missouri.
(b) Carp County in Illinois.
(c) Pike County in Illinois.
(d) Orange County in California.

5. What convinces the ferry captain to investigate the sinking ship?
(a) Huck's story of a good financial reward.
(b) The opportunity for glory in catching murderers.
(c) Huck's harrowing story of women and children in peril..
(d) The possibility of valuable salvage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Huck and Jim find themselves riding the river through thick fog in Chapter 15?

2. Where had the Grangerfords' beautiful oil cloth table cover come from?

3. How many logs worth selling do Pap and Huck find?

4. How did Tom and Huck become rich?

5. What is the 'good place' to which Miss Watson keeps referring?

(see the answer key)

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