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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. What idea is it that Huck and his friends don't fully understand [when forming their gang and making plans]?
(a) Redress.
(b) Remuneration.
(c) Ransom.
(d) Reconciliation.

2. Which alias does the Duke adopt for the performance?
(a) An actor called Billie Langtry.
(b) An actor called David Garrick the Elder.
(c) An actor called David Garrick the Younger.
(d) An actor called Thoman Kean the incredible.

3. Why are Huck and Jim unable to land the catfish they caught?
(a) The line breaks.
(b) The hook comes adrift.
(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. Who is the servant, Adolphus?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Tom Sawyer.
(c) Huck Finn.
(d) Jim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does 'Sarah/Mary' Williams give for her journey?

2. Where does Colonel Sherburn stand to protect himself in Chapter 22?

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

4. What is the name of the sunken steamer?

5. What does Huck call "the horriblest looking outrage I ever see"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is significant about the murder of Boggs?

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

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

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

6. What makes the river a dangerous, as well as an idyllic, place to be?

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

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

9. What is the difference between the fraud practiced by the self-styled 'duke' and 'king' and the lies told by Huck?

10. What is ironic about Jim claiming that a snakeskin brings bad luck?

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