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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main accusation Colonel Sherburn levels at the crowd?
(a) Racial prejudice.
(b) Poor dress standards.
(c) A negligent attitude to their church-going.
(d) Cowardice.

2. In Chapter 28, where was the auction held?
(a) In the public square.
(b) In the church hall.
(c) On the porch of the house.
(d) On the veranda of the general store.

3. How does Huck escape from the cabin he has been locked in for three days?
(a) He saws his way out.
(b) He smashes a window and climbs out.
(c) He prizes up the floorboards and escapes that way.
(d) He climbs up the inside of the chimney.

4. 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 lock the villagers in the hall and run for the raft.
(c) They run off to the woods and creep to the raft later.
(d) They steel horses and ride out of town.

5. What is the name of the sunken steamer?
(a) The Nellie.
(b) The Miss Charlotte.
(c) The Walter Scott.
(d) The Walter Stott.

6. Why do Huck and Jim find themselves riding the river through thick fog in Chapter 15?
(a) The fog has come down too suddenly for them to get to shore.
(b) They are embarking on a new adventure and want to take risks.
(c) The sapling they use as a mooring is not strong enough to hold the raft.
(d) The mooring rope has been lost.

7. Where does Huck hide the money in Chapter 27?
(a) On the raft.
(b) In Peter's coffin.
(c) In Joanna's room.
(d) Under Peter's bed.

8. Where does Huck go to cook his supper in Chapter 8?
(a) Deep into the woods.
(b) The Illinois bank of the river.
(c) On the beach facing the Illinois bank.
(d) Close to where he has hidden the canoe.

9. 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 too small to use as a water bottle.
(d) It is broken.

10. How has Jim been attempting to test the authenticity of the King's story?
(a) By asking him about Marie Antionette.
(b) By asking him about his sea voyage to America.
(c) By inspecting him for a regal birthmark.
(d) By trying to get him to speak French.

11. Why are Huck and Jim unable to land the catfish they caught?
(a) The fish pulls Jim into the water and he has to be rescued.
(b) The line breaks.
(c) The fish is too enormous for them to handle.
(d) The hook comes adrift.

12. 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.

13. What does Jim confide to Huck in Chapter 23?
(a) That he is really a descendent of Thomas Jefferson.
(b) That he didn't realize scarlet fever had made his daughter deaf and punished her for not obeying him.
(c) That he is glad to be away from his family because the children are noisy and disobedient.
(d) That he stole money and jewelry from Miss Watson and has hidden these on Jackson Island.

14. Where, on the island, do Huck and Jim hide their belongings?
(a) In a cavern.
(b) Inside a hollow log in a clearing.
(c) In bundles secured to treetops.
(d) In a hole dug under a marked tree.

15. How was Colonel Grangerford attired on Sundays?
(a) In a blue tailcoat with brass buttons on it.
(b) In a scarlet smoking jacket and matching silk carpet slippers.
(c) In his miliraty uniform.
(d) In a suit of dazzling pure white.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are loaves of bread floating down the river?

2. What is Huck's reaction to the widow's prayer?

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

4. Why does Huck take a canoe up a 'chute' in Chapter 19?

5. Which alias does the Duke adopt for the performance?

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