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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which encores does the Duke suggest Chapter 21?
(a) Hamlet's soliloquy, the death of Macbeth and the death of Juliet.
(b) Hamlet's soliloquy, the Highland fling and the sword-dance.
(c) The Highland fling, the sailor's hornpipe and Hamlet's soliloquy.
(d) The Highland fling, the Irish jig and Malvolio's tirade.

2. Which character leaves the raft to check out Pikesville?
(a) Jim.
(b) The King.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Huck.

3. How has Jim been attempting to test the authenticity of the King's story?
(a) By trying to get him to speak French.
(b) By asking him about his sea voyage to America.
(c) By asking him about Marie Antionette.
(d) By inspecting him for a regal birthmark.

4. What does Huck think is "the lonesomest sound in the whole world"?
(a) The cry of a whippoorwill.
(b) The lapping of water at midnight.
(c) The hum of a spinning-wheel.
(d) The baying of hounds.

5. What was Peter Wilks's occupation?
(a) Baker.
(b) Printer.
(c) Tanner.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Huck and Jim leave the baby's bottle in the house?

2. How does Huck augment his and Jim's diet of river fish and shot waterfowl?

3. What calamity befalls Huck and Jim at the end of Chapter 16?

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

5. How does the doctor rate Huck as a liar?

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