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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word should Huck have used instead of "dolphin"?
(a) Dauphin.
(b) Dapin.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Whale.

2. Why are loaves of bread floating down the river?
(a) An angry chef has thrown loaves of bread from a river steamer.
(b) People believe bread dabbed with quicksilver will float to a corpse.
(c) People believe bread thrown in the water will prevent more drownings.
(d) A bread cart has fallen off a bridge.

3. What news does Mrs. Loftus give Huck regarding his 'murder'?
(a) Judge Thatcher is a suspect.
(b) Pappy has accused Jim.
(c) Miss Watson is engaged to be married.
(d) Jim is a suspect.

4. In Chapter 13, what is Jim's attitude to the adventure he and Huck have just experienced?
(a) Enthusiastic. He can't wait for the next opportunity, though he does have some criticism.
(b) Negative. He didn't enjoy it and doesn't want similar adventures.
(c) Ambivalent. He is uncertain about the moral status of what they have just done.
(d) Compliant. He likes Huck to lead, enjoyed the adventure and falls in with Huck's ideas.

5. Why do the murderers defer leaving in the skiff?
(a) They are worried about the river currents.
(b) They want to get rid of Turner first.
(c) They want to get Turner's share of the money.
(d) They decide to have a pot of whiskey first.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Huck and Jim enter the wrecked ship?

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

3. What first alerts Mrs. Loftus to the fact that 'Sarah/Mary' is a boy?

4. What does Huck do with his money?

5. In what way is Huck's time with his father spoiled?

(see the answer key)

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