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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How can a snag in the river be recognized?
(a) By the height of the waves.
(b) By the way it sticks out of the water.
(c) Through the appearance of a streak in the water.
(d) By a swirl and ripple in the water.

2. In his stories, what does Jim tell people about his five-cent piece?
(a) The Devil gave it to him.
(b) He found it under a tree.
(c) He stole it from the Devil.
(d) Miss Watson gave it to him.

3. Why does Huck say in Chapter 32 that he needs to make a trip to town?
(a) To collect his baggage.
(b) To exercise the horse.
(c) To collect money.
(d) To meet another steamboat.

4. Where, on the island, do Huck and Jim hide their belongings?
(a) In bundles secured to treetops.
(b) In a hole dug under a marked tree.
(c) In a cavern.
(d) Inside a hollow log in a clearing.

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) His father beats him frequently.
(d) They never catch any fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explanation does 'Sarah/Mary' Williams give for her journey?

2. Name the figurative language used in "the wind was trying to whisper something to me."

3. How soon do the King and the Duke make up their quarrel in Chapter 30?

4. When the King questions him in Chapter 27, what lie does Huck tell?

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

(see the answer key)

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