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

2. How do Huck and Jim enter the wrecked ship?
(a) Through the forward skylight.
(b) Through a hole in the stern.
(c) They climb onto the larboard deck and go down a ladder.
(d) By climbing the paddle-wheel.

3. Why is Huck feeling "mean and miserable" in Chapter 15?
(a) He is hungry and cold.
(b) He knows he has been mean to Jim.
(c) He is lonely.
(d) He is troubled by his conscience.

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

5. What news does Mrs. Loftus give Huck regarding his 'murder'?
(a) Judge Thatcher is a suspect.
(b) Pappy has accused Jim.
(c) Jim is a suspect.
(d) Miss Watson is engaged to be married.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tom and Huck become rich?

2. Where does Huck go to cook his supper in Chapter 8?

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

4. Why are loaves of bread floating down the river?

5. What is unusual about the tracks Huck finds in the snow?

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