CHAPTER 12 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

Comprehension Quiz: CHAPTER 12

How do Huck and Jim camouflage the raft during the day?

  • They sink it underwater and pull it up at night
  • They cover it with cottonwood branches on a tow-head so it looks like a cave-in
  • They paint it to match the river bank
  • They hide it inside a riverbank cave

What does Jim build on the raft for shelter?

  • A wooden cabin with a tin roof
  • A canvas tent from old sails
  • A wigwam with a raised floor and a fire pit
  • A lean-to made from driftwood

What compromise do Huck and Jim reach about "borrowing" food?

  • They agree to only take food from wealthy people
  • They decide to stop stealing entirely
  • They agree to drop crabapples and persimmons from the list of things they borrow
  • They agree to leave payment behind whenever they take something

What major city's lights amaze Huck as they drift past?

  • Memphis
  • Cairo
  • St. Louis
  • New Orleans

What argument does Huck use to convince Jim to board the wrecked steamboat?

  • He says they need wood from the wreck to repair their raft
  • He invokes Tom Sawyer, saying Tom would call it an adventure and never pass it up
  • He claims there might be survivors who need rescuing
  • He says the sheriff is offering a reward for information about the wreck

What is Jake Packard's plan for dealing with Jim Turner?

  • Shoot him and throw his body in the river
  • Let him go with a warning never to return
  • Leave him tied on the sinking wreck to drown when it breaks up
  • Turn him over to the sheriff at the next town

Why does Jim speculate the men from the island never caught them?

  • The men were afraid of the river at night
  • They probably went to town to get a tracking dog and lost time
  • A storm washed away their tracks
  • The woman on the island helped them escape

How does Huck avoid being discovered by Packard and Bill in the stateroom?

  • He hides behind the door as they enter
  • He crawfishes backward and climbs into the upper berth
  • He jumps out the window into the river
  • He lies flat under a table in the dark

True or False: Huck and Jim light the lantern every time they see a steamboat coming downstream.

  • True
  • False

True or False: The raft is safely waiting for Huck and Jim when they try to leave the wrecked steamboat.

  • True
  • False

In this chapter, what does "crawfished" mean?

  • Caught fish by hand in shallow water
  • Moved backward quickly, like a crayfish retreating
  • Complained loudly about unfair treatment
  • Searched carefully through a dark space

What does "truck" mean when Bill says Turner "always want more'n your share of the truck"?

  • A horse-drawn vehicle
  • Hard physical labor
  • Stolen goods or loot
  • Food and provisions

What is a "halter" as Packard uses the word when he says "it ain't good sense to go court'n around after a halter"?

  • A type of river rope used for mooring boats
  • A hangman's noose; the consequence of being caught for murder
  • A leather strap used to lead horses
  • A warrant for arrest issued by a judge

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