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

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

3. What forms the basis of the humorous conversation in Chapter 14?
(a) Huck telling Jim more tall stories.
(b) Jim's accent.
(c) Huck's garbled retelling of matter he has just read about.
(d) Huck's American vernacular.

4. What has been bringing many people to town in Chapter 21?
(a) A salesman selling a new embrocation.
(b) A performance of opera.
(c) A traveling freak show.
(d) A circus.

5. Why does Huck take a canoe up a 'chute' in Chapter 19?
(a) To find Jim.
(b) To steal a chicken.
(c) To evade Pappy.
(d) To find some berries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Huck's practical joke on Jim backfire?

2. What convinces the ferry captain to investigate the sinking ship?

3. What news does Mrs. Loftus give Huck regarding his 'murder'?

4. Why is Huck feeling "mean and miserable" in Chapter 15?

5. Who was allowed to sleep in Emmeline Grangerford's room?

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