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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. Who gives new clothes to Pappy?
(a) The new Judge.
(b) Miss Watson.
(c) Judge Thatcher.
(d) Huck.

2. What explanation does Huck give for having the gun in his hands?
(a) He says he was checking to see if it was loaded.
(b) He tells his father he was being helpful by cleaning the gun.
(c) He tells his father someone was trying to break into the cabin.
(d) He says he was about to go and shoot a wild hog.

3. How many logs worth selling do Pap and Huck find?
(a) Nine.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

4. What does Huck call "the horriblest looking outrage I ever see"?
(a) Slaves being beaten by a cruel overseer.
(b) The King and the Duke buying clothes with their swindled money.
(c) Jim begging to be tied up again.
(d) Jim dressed up and painted as a sick Arab.

5. Who is the other person Huck tells Mary Jane in Chapter 28 would be in big trouble?
(a) Harney Shepherdson.
(b) Jim.
(c) Joanna.
(d) Tom Sawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his stories, what does Jim tell people about his five-cent piece?

2. What is the origin of the feud between the Grangerfords and the Shepherdsons?

3. How was Colonel Grangerford attired on Sundays?

4. Which of these statements is closest to a description of Huck's father?

5. Who pumps Huck for information about England?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way can the character of Pappy be seen purely as social commentary?

2. What is the special relevance of the catastrophe related in Chapter 18?

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

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

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

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

7. What traits does Huck demonstrate in Chapter 7?

8. Comment upon Huck's observation that, in the present situation, "the truth is better, and actuly safer, than a lie."

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

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

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