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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 25 | Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main accusation Colonel Sherburn levels at the crowd?
(a) Poor dress standards.
(b) A negligent attitude to their church-going.
(c) Racial prejudice.
(d) Cowardice.

2. Why is his father annoyed with Huck in Chapter 5?
(a) Huck is not progressing quickly enough at school.
(b) Huck put his money where his father couldn't get it.
(c) He doesn't like Huck's airs, nor does he like Huck being educated.
(d) Huck is too friendly with Jim.

3. In contrast to the expressions of grief acted by the King and the Duke, what does Huck view as a good thing?
(a) Capital.
(b) Frankness.
(c) Music.
(d) Honesty.

4. What convinces the ferry captain to investigate the sinking ship?
(a) The possibility of valuable salvage.
(b) Huck's story of a good financial reward.
(c) The opportunity for glory in catching murderers.
(d) Huck's harrowing story of women and children in peril..

5. Why do Huck and Jim find themselves riding the river through thick fog in Chapter 15?
(a) They are embarking on a new adventure and want to take risks.
(b) The sapling they use as a mooring is not strong enough to hold the raft.
(c) The mooring rope has been lost.
(d) The fog has come down too suddenly for them to get to shore.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Huck call "the horriblest looking outrage I ever see"?

3. What is the 'good place' to which Miss Watson keeps referring?

4. Who is the servant, Adolphus?

5. Why are Huck and Jim unable to land the catfish they caught?

(see the answer key)

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