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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What word should Huck have used instead of "dolphin"?
(a) Dauphin.
(b) Whale.
(c) Dapin.
(d) Catfish.
2. Where does Huck hide the money in Chapter 27?
(a) Under Peter's bed.
(b) In Joanna's room.
(c) On the raft.
(d) In Peter's coffin.
3. In what way is Huck's time with his father spoiled?
(a) His father beats him frequently.
(b) His father threatens him with a shotgun.
(c) They never catch any fish.
(d) They run out of money.
4. What is the alias Huck uses at the Grangerfords?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) George Jameson.
(c) Tom Sawyer.
(d) George Jackson.
5. Which of these statements is closest to a description of Huck's father?
(a) He has a brutal face with a broken nose and a big scar on his left cheek.
(b) He has a ghostly white face, dribbles through broken teeth and has eyes that once might have been intelligent.
(c) He has wide lips, shaggy hair and very bad breath.
(d) He has a white face, long greasy beard and dark black eyes.
6. How do they all make good their escape from the villagers in Chapter 23?
(a) They sneak back to the raft and set off down the river.
(b) They run off to the woods and creep to the raft later.
(c) They lock the villagers in the hall and run for the raft.
(d) They steel horses and ride out of town.
7. How was Colonel Grangerford attired on Sundays?
(a) In a suit of dazzling pure white.
(b) In his miliraty uniform.
(c) In a scarlet smoking jacket and matching silk carpet slippers.
(d) In a blue tailcoat with brass buttons on it.
8. Why does Huck lose interest in Moses?
(a) Moses is dead and Huck is interested only in the living
(b) Huck is an atheist and hates Bible stories.
(c) He dislikes Moses' character.
(d) The Widow Douglas reads poorly.
9. Who suggests telling Uncle Harvey about Mary Jane and the mumps?
(a) Susan.
(b) Huck.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Joanna.
10. According to what Huck tells the King and the Duke, where did his parents come from?
(a) Carp County in Illinois.
(b) Pike County in Illinois.
(c) Orange County in California.
(d) Pike County in Missouri.
11. What is Huck's reaction to the widow's prayer?
(a) He takes it seriously and goes off to the forest to think about it
(b) He ridicules prayer because he can't see how it helps people.
(c) He decides to test prayer by praying for impossible things.
(d) He takes it seriously and vows to attend church.
12. Why are loaves of bread floating down the river?
(a) A bread cart has fallen off a bridge.
(b) People believe bread thrown in the water will prevent more drownings.
(c) People believe bread dabbed with quicksilver will float to a corpse.
(d) An angry chef has thrown loaves of bread from a river steamer.
13. What is unusual about the tracks Huck finds in the snow?
(a) The footprints are unusually large and heavy.
(b) There is a cross in the left boot heel.
(c) There is a cross in the right boot heel.
(d) There are additional marks made by a spur.
14. What is the source of the commotion in the cellar in Chapter 27?
(a) A dog has baled up a runaway slave.
(b) A dog that has found a rat.
(c) A drunken mourner has raided a wine barrell.
(d) The King and the Duke fighting over the money.
15. Why is Huck feeling "mean and miserable" in Chapter 15?
(a) He is lonely.
(b) He is troubled by his conscience.
(c) He knows he has been mean to Jim.
(d) He is hungry and cold.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Tom and Huck become rich?
2. What is one symbol that the fog represents?
3. How does Jim react when he first sees Huck in Chapter 8?
4. What idea is it that Huck and his friends don't fully understand [when forming their gang and making plans]?
5. What is the main accusation Colonel Sherburn levels at the crowd?
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