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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tom and Huck become rich?
(a) They recovered $6,000 in gold.
(b) They were given $6,000 for handing over a runaway slave.
(c) Huck's father left him $6,000.
(d) Tom's father lent him $6,000.

2. How does Jim receive his food while in captivity?
(a) On a salver.
(b) On a tin plate.
(c) On a pan.
(d) On a trencher made with fried bread.

3. Who works out that Jim is confined in the ash hopper?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) Silas Marner.
(c) Tom Sawyer.
(d) Harney Shepherdson.

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

5. Why does Tom Sawyer say "H'aint ever done you no harm"?
(a) He fears Huck will blackmail him about Jim.
(b) He thinks Huck is a ghost come to haunt him.
(c) He thinks Huck is about to assault him.
(d) He thinks Huck is about to steal his horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Huck do with the canoe when he reaches Jackson's Island?

2. Where, on the island, do Huck and Jim hide their belongings?

3. What is one symbol that the fog represents?

4. What does Jim throw out the window in Chapter 37?

5. Which characters are dreadfully blue and desperate in Chapter 31?

(see the answer key)

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