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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 | Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of these statements is closest to a description of Huck's father?
(a) He has a ghostly white face, dribbles through broken teeth and has eyes that once might have been intelligent.
(b) He has a brutal face with a broken nose and a big scar on his left cheek.
(c) He has wide lips, shaggy hair and very bad breath.
(d) He has a white face, long greasy beard and dark black eyes.

3. What does Huck do with the canoe when he reaches Jackson's Island?
(a) He lets it drift down the river.
(b) He conceals it under willow branches.
(c) He scuttles it.
(d) He hauls it way up the bank and hides it in some woods.

4. How does Huck escape from the cabin he has been locked in for three days?
(a) He saws his way out.
(b) He climbs up the inside of the chimney.
(c) He prizes up the floorboards and escapes that way.
(d) He smashes a window and climbs out.

5. Why does Huck lose interest in Moses?
(a) Huck is an atheist and hates Bible stories.
(b) He dislikes Moses' character.
(c) The Widow Douglas reads poorly.
(d) Moses is dead and Huck is interested only in the living

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been bringing many people to town in Chapter 21?

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

3. What does Huck do with his money?

4. How is Jim alerted to the coming lightning storm?

5. How do Huck and Jim first conceal themselves on the Illinois shore?

(see the answer key)

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