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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Name the figurative language used in "the wind was trying to whisper something to me."
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Personification.

3. What action does Jim fear will bring bad luck?
(a) Touching a snake's skin.
(b) Pulling floating bread from the river.
(c) Falling over a black cat.
(d) Spitting into the wind.

4. What is unusual about the tracks Huck finds in the snow?
(a) There are additional marks made by a spur.
(b) There is a cross in the right boot heel.
(c) There is a cross in the left boot heel.
(d) The footprints are unusually large and heavy.

5. In what way is Huck's time with his father spoiled?
(a) His father threatens him with a shotgun.
(b) They run out of money.
(c) They never catch any fish.
(d) His father beats him frequently.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which people did Huck and Tom intend to ambush?

2. Who gives new clothes to Pappy?

3. Why is his father annoyed with Huck in Chapter 5?

4. How did Tom and Huck become rich?

5. Where, on the island, do Huck and Jim hide their belongings?

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