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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 one symbol that the fog represents?
(a) The power of the river.
(b) A supernatural presence.
(c) Journeying into the unknown.
(d) The confusion inside Huck's head.

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

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

4. Why is Huck feeling "mean and miserable" in Chapter 15?
(a) He knows he has been mean to Jim.
(b) He is troubled by his conscience.
(c) He is lonely.
(d) He is hungry and cold.

5. What is the 'good place' to which Miss Watson keeps referring?
(a) Heaven.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) Church.
(d) Baton Rouge.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Huck escape from the cabin he has been locked in for three days?

2. How does Jim react when he first sees Huck in Chapter 8?

3. In contrast to the expressions of grief acted by the King and the Duke, what does Huck view as a good thing?

4. How does Huck give himself thinking time when questions about England become awkward?

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

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