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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 13, what is Jim's attitude to the adventure he and Huck have just experienced?
(a) Enthusiastic. He can't wait for the next opportunity, though he does have some criticism.
(b) Compliant. He likes Huck to lead, enjoyed the adventure and falls in with Huck's ideas.
(c) Ambivalent. He is uncertain about the moral status of what they have just done.
(d) Negative. He didn't enjoy it and doesn't want similar adventures.

2. What illness is supposed to be the problem at the Proctors'?
(a) Mumps.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Cholera.

3. Who is responsible for tending the door on the night of the special performance in Chapter 23?
(a) Huck.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Emmeline.
(d) The King.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where had the Grangerfords' beautiful oil cloth table cover come from?

3. What does Huck do with his money?

4. Why does Tom Sawyer say "H'aint ever done you no harm"?

5. What is the problem with Jim keeping a journal?

(see the answer key)

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