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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 30, what do the King and the Duke accuse each other of doing?
(a) Trying to escape with the money.
(b) Flirting with Mary Jane.
(c) Trying to drown Huck,
(d) Hiding the money in the coffin.

2. Why is Huck pleased he chose to hide behind the curtain and not under the bed in Chapter 26?
(a) Because there is a smelly chamber pot under the bed.
(b) Because he enjoys the perfume in Mary Jane's dresses.
(c) Because he can actually see what the King and the Duke are up to.
(d) Because the first thing the duke does is to look under the bed.

3. How can a snag in the river be recognized?
(a) By the height of the waves.
(b) By the way it sticks out of the water.
(c) Through the appearance of a streak in the water.
(d) By a swirl and ripple in the water.

4. How do Huck and Tom exit the house in Chapter 36?
(a) Through the front window.
(b) Through the storm cellar.
(c) Out the back door.
(d) Down the lightning rod.

5. What does the King do after his confession?
(a) He cries.
(b) He goes for a cleansing swim, symbolic of beginning a new life.
(c) He tells jokes till everyone is asleep.
(d) He retired to the wigwam with a bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are yallarboys?

2. How does Huck escape from the cabin he has been locked in for three days?

3. What secret does Huck share with Tom in Chapter 33?

4. How does Jim receive his food while in captivity?

5. What does Huck see behind the smokehouse in Chapter 35?

(see the answer key)

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