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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Huck feeling "mean and miserable" in Chapter 15?
(a) He is lonely.
(b) He is troubled by his conscience.
(c) He knows he has been mean to Jim.
(d) He is hungry and cold.

2. What calamity befalls Huck and Jim at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) The raft drifts off by itself and is lost.
(b) The raft is destroyed as they ride over some rapids.
(c) The raft is destroyed in a collision with a large steamboat.
(d) The canoe is stolen.

3. Why does Huck want Mary Jane to leave before breakfast?
(a) He knows the expression on her face will show the King and the Duke that she is onto them.
(b) He knows there is better food at the Lothrop place.
(c) She'll be able to arrive at the Lothrops' place before the heat of the day.
(d) He is afraid Mary Jane will confront the King and slap his face.

4. In Jim's eyes, how is Huck different?
(a) Jim thinks Huck is braver than anyone else he knows.
(b) Jim says Huck is the only 'white' person who has ever honored a promise to him.
(c) Jim notes that Huck has little care for money.
(d) Jim says Huck is 'true blue' and is helping him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Huck's narrative includes the words: "but I was over the shoal water now." This is an example of what sort of figurative language?

2. What sociable activity do Jim and the boys share in Chapter 36?

3. How do Huck and Tom exit the house in Chapter 36?

4. Who suggests telling Uncle Harvey about Mary Jane and the mumps?

5. What separates Jim and Huck in the fog?

(see the answer key)

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