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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Huck and Jim leave the baby's bottle in the house?
(a) They think it contains poison.
(b) It contains sour milk and would be diffficult to clean.
(c) It is broken.
(d) It is too small to use as a water bottle.

2. As he chases Huck around the cabin, brandishing a knife, what does Pappy call his son?
(a) The Devil incarnate.
(b) A right nasty varmint.
(c) The Angel of Death.
(d) A freak of nature who belongs in Hell.

3. What word should Huck have used instead of "dolphin"?
(a) Dauphin.
(b) Catfish.
(c) Whale.
(d) Dapin.

4. How does Huck re-enter the house in Chapter 34?
(a) Through the front door
(b) By climbing the lightning rod.
(c) Through a side window.
(d) Through the back door.

5. How do they all make good their escape from the villagers in Chapter 23?
(a) They run off to the woods and creep to the raft later.
(b) They sneak back to the raft and set off down the river.
(c) They steel horses and ride out of town.
(d) They lock the villagers in the hall and run for the raft.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives new clothes to Pappy?

2. How did the King obtain the money to get drunk?

3. Which encores does the Duke suggest Chapter 21?

4. What does Jim confide to Huck in Chapter 23?

5. Why is Huck pleased he chose to hide behind the curtain and not under the bed in Chapter 26?

(see the answer key)

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