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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the servant, Adolphus?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Tom Sawyer.
(d) Jim.

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

4. Huck's narrative includes the words: "but I was over the shoal water now." This is an example of what sort of figurative language?
(a) Exaggeration.
(b) Personification.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

5. Where does Huck take refuge during the gunfight after Sophia's elopement?
(a) In Emeline's bedroom.
(b) In his canoe.
(c) Under the wood heap.
(d) In a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens two days after the funeral?

2. Why isn't Lawyer Bell present in Chapter 25?

3. According to what Huck tells the King and the Duke, where did his parents come from?

4. How does Huck augment his and Jim's diet of river fish and shot waterfowl?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Huck's initial attitude towards Jim?

2. Comment on the significance of Huck's practical joke upon Jim.

3. How seriously should readers take the disclaimer "By Order of the Author"?

4. In Chapter 13, why does Huck again find it necessary to adopt a disguise?

5. How might Pappy's rejection of Huck's achievements at school be explained?

6. What traits does Huck demonstrate in Chapter 7?

7. How do Jim and Huck survive as they travel down the river on the raft?

8. How does Huck discover that the local authorities are in pursuit of Jim?

9. Comment on the capacity for fantasy possessed by each main character as seen by Chapter 2 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

10. How does Joanna demonstrate that she has intelligence and a healthy skepticism?

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