View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was allowed to sleep in Emmeline Grangerford's room?
(a) Harney Shepherson.
(b) Guests from New Orleans.
(c) Huck.
(d) No one.

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

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

5. What is the oracle that Jim consults?
(a) A chicken's liver.
(b) A hairball.
(c) The way a toad reacts when it is prodded with a stick.
(d) A crystal ball.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What news does Mrs. Loftus give Huck regarding his 'murder'?

3. Who is the servant, Adolphus?

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

5. What separates Jim and Huck in the fog?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Twain satirize popular literature in Chapter 17?

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

3. In what ways are the scoundrels able to gain favor with the Wilks girls and the townsfolk?

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

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

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

7. What important difference between Huck and Jim is suggested during the conversation about King Solomon?

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

9. Why does Huck consider moving the money from its hiding-place in Peter Wilks' coffin?

10. How does Twainagain explore the idea of conscience in Chapter 23?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,180 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample