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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pumps Huck for information about England?
(a) The King.
(b) Mary Jane.
(c) Jim.
(d) Joanna.

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

3. How does Huck give himself thinking time when questions about England become awkward?
(a) He has a drink of water.
(b) He pretends to choke on a chicken bone.
(c) He says there's a mouse under the table.
(d) He pretends to sneeze.

4. How has Jim been attempting to test the authenticity of the King's story?
(a) By inspecting him for a regal birthmark.
(b) By asking him about Marie Antionette.
(c) By asking him about his sea voyage to America.
(d) By trying to get him to speak French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the tracks Huck finds in the snow?

2. What doesn't the Duke like about the King's portrayal of Juliet?

3. Where had the Grangerfords' beautiful oil cloth table cover come from?

4. Why are the streets of the 'one horse town' empty?

5. What action does Jim fear will bring bad luck?

Short Essay Questions

1. What traits does Huck demonstrate in Chapter 7?

2. Comment on the significance of Huck's practical joke upon Jim.

3. In what sense does Jim reach his moral nadir when he considers buying his children from their owner?

4. What is significant about the murder of Boggs?

5. What important difference between Huck and Jim is suggested during the conversation about King Solomon?

6. How does Twainagain explore the idea of conscience in Chapter 23?

7. In what way can the character of Pappy be seen purely as social commentary?

8. Why is Huck not overly concerned about the auction of the Wilks property?

9. In what way does the King act opportunistically for his own ends?

10. How might Pappy's rejection of Huck's achievements at school be explained?

(see the answer keys)

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