1.
Huck was living with the Widow Douglas because -
A. she was taking care of his money
B. she wanted to civilize him
C. he wanted to belong to a family
D. he was jealous of Tom Sawyer
2. The
hair-ball oracle incident shows us that -
A. Huck is not superstitious
B. Jim is not superstitious
C. both of them are superstitious
D. Jim is superstitious, but Huck isn't
3. When Pap first comes back, he is -
A. angry about Huck's new life
B. proud of Huck's recent change
C. sad about what he's done to Huck
D. hoping to turn over a new leaf
4.
Huck escapes from his father by -
A. wearing a disguise
B. getting help from Judge Thatcher
C. burning down his father's house
D. pretending he has been murdered
5.
When Jim admits running away, Huck's first reaction is -
A. shock
B. amusement
C. puzzlement
D. disinterest
6.
When Huck tried to pass himself off as a girl he failed all but which of these
tests?
A.
threading a
needle
B.
walking in high heels
C.
throwing a heavy object
D.
catching something in his lap
7. Huck thinks the Grangerfords
are -
A. a fine, cultured family
B. a family with no taste
C. dishonest in business
D. enemies of religion
8.
After shooting Boggs, Colonel Sherburn -
A. stands up to the lynch mob
B. leaves town
C. forms a posse to fight the mob
D. apologizes to the dead man's daughter
9. In
talking to Jim about kings, Huck says that kings -
A. aren't very interesting
B. are admirable men
C. cause trouble everywhere they go
D. are usually unhappy
10. The king and the duke learn about the Wilks family from -
A. the local newspapers
B. a riverboat captain
C. a friendly preacher
D. a young man who's leaving town
11.. Huck hides a stolen bag of gold in a -
A. graveyard
B. coffin
C. cellar
D. barn
12. Of all the people in the Wilks family, Huck is most attracted to -
A. Joanna
B. Peter
C. Susan
D. Mary Jane
13. The king sells Jim to -
A. Silas Phelps
B. Doctor Robinson
C. Harvey Wilks
D. Levi Bell
14. What finally happens to the king and
duke?
A.
They steal over
$6,000.
B.
They get tarred
and feathered and run out of town on a rail
C.
They continue to
stay with Huck and Jim
D.
They travel back
to
15. When Huck sees what finally happens to
the king and the duke, he -
A. feels sorry for them
B. laughs at them
C. speaks up against them
D. defends them publicly
16. Tom agrees to help Jim because -
A. he knows Jim is really free anyway
B. he has learned to hate slavery
C. he enjoys breaking the law
D. he wants Huck to get arrested
17. When Tom thinks about how easy it will be
to rescue Jim, he -
A. tells Huck to stop worrying
B. invents difficulties
C. gets suspicious
D. loses interest in the plan
18. After his escape, Jim is recaptured
because -
A. he loses his way in the woods
B. he comes back to rescue Huck
C. he refuses to leave while Tom is sick
D. the sheriff recognizes him as a runaway
19. The following are
satirized by Twain in Huckleberry Finn except:
A. the Grangerfords
B. the foolish side of human
nature
C. the superstitions of Huck
and Jim
D. the abolitionist movement
20. Where did Huck h?
A. on the raft under the tent
B. in the parlor under the
sofa
C. in the coffin
D. in the grandfather clock
21. Judge Thatcher is:
A. Huck’s friend who dreams
B. Miss Watson’s fiancé
C. Man who invests Huck’s
money
D. drunkard who is shot
22. The widow Douglas
A. won custody of Huck
instead of Pap
B. taught Huck religion
C. sent Huck to school
D. all of the above
E. B and C only
23. Huck assumes Tom’s
identity because:
A. He admires Tom so much.
B. Mrs. Phelps mistakes him
for Tom, so he plays along.
C. He wants to be able to
think like Tom.
D. He needs to inherit Tom’s
money.
24. Tom shows up and pretends
he is:
A. Huck
B. Jim
C. Mr. Grangerford
D. Sid
25. Tom and Huck are similar
to the Duke and King in that:
A. They all pretend to be
someone other than themselves.
B. They all tell lies and
fool people.
C. They all have strange
adventures on the river.
D. all of the above.
26. Twain ends his novel
with:
A. Huck heading up the
B. Jim heading up the
C. Tom and Huck going home
with Aunt Polly
D. Huck marrying Mary Jane
E. Huck heading out for the
Territory because Aunt Sally wants to adopt him
27. Huck Finn
A. was the man who shoots
Boggs
B. was the murderer on a
sinking ship
C. read the Count of Monte Cristo
D. was the narrator of this
story.
28. Why is it important that
Huck says, “All right then, I’ll go to hell”?
A. He has finally turned his
back on religion which has so often helped him.
B. He has chosen to do right and
help Jim, rather than following social or religious rules of slavery.
C. His friendship with Jim is
more important than trying to get to heaven.
D. A and B
E. B and C
29. What are the main
differences between Huck and Tom?
A. Tom is a dreamer; Huck is
practical.
B. Huck is neat; Tom is
sloppy.
C. Huck is irresponsible; Tom
is dependable.
D. none of the above.
30. In the end it is revealed
that
A. Jim was set free when the
Widow Douglas died
B. Pap had been murdered in
the house floating on the river
C. Both A and B
D. none of the above