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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Huck give the King for his flight from the cemetery?
(a) He was worried about Jim all alone on the raft.
(b) He needed to get away from the crowds.
(c) He was worried about Joanna and wanted to find her.
(d) He claims he was warned he could be hanged.

2. What does Huck call "the horriblest looking outrage I ever see"?
(a) The King and the Duke buying clothes with their swindled money.
(b) Jim begging to be tied up again.
(c) Slaves being beaten by a cruel overseer.
(d) Jim dressed up and painted as a sick Arab.

3. In Chapter 35, what does Tom instruct Huck to do?
(a) Steal three knives.
(b) Steal a knife.
(c) Leave the back door open.
(d) Steal some food.

4. Where does Huck hide the raft in Chapter 31?
(a) Under the sawmill's landing-stage.
(b) On Jackson's Island.
(c) On the other side of the river.
(d) At a woody island in the river.

5. What doesn't the Duke like about the King's portrayal of Juliet?
(a) The fact that he has a beard.
(b) His voice is too soft to be heard.
(c) He is bellowing when he should be speaking softly.
(d) He is becoming too emotional in the role.

Short Answer Questions

1. What separates Jim and Huck in the fog?

2. Why do the murderers defer leaving in the skiff?

3. How soon do the King and the Duke make up their quarrel in Chapter 30?

4. What is the source of the commotion in the cellar in Chapter 27?

5. Who built Silas Phelps' church?

(see the answer key)

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