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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has "no more smile to him than there is to a ham"?
(a) Jim.
(b) The undertaker.
(c) Peter.
(d) The King.

2. How soon do the King and the Duke make up their quarrel in Chapter 30?
(a) They don't: they become sworn enemies.
(b) In half an hour.
(c) In an hour.
(d) By next morning.

3. What is the source of the commotion in the cellar in Chapter 27?
(a) A dog that has found a rat.
(b) A drunken mourner has raided a wine barrell.
(c) A dog has baled up a runaway slave.
(d) The King and the Duke fighting over the money.

4. Where does Huck go to cook his supper in Chapter 8?
(a) On the beach facing the Illinois bank.
(b) The Illinois bank of the river.
(c) Close to where he has hidden the canoe.
(d) Deep into the woods.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who says: "It's lovely to live on a raft"?

3. Why is Huck worried when the coffin lid is screwed on?

4. What forms the basis of the humorous conversation in Chapter 14?

5. What does the Duke threaten to do to the King if he lies again?

(see the answer key)

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