CHAPTER 13 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

Comprehension Quiz: CHAPTER 13

Where do Huck and Jim find the robbers’ skiff on the Walter Scott?

  • Tied to the stern of the wreck
  • Near the cross-hall door by the texas
  • Floating alongside the paddlebox
  • Hidden under the skylight

Why do Packard and Bill go back inside the wreck after loading the skiff?

  • To check if the wreck is sinking faster
  • To get more weapons from the cabin
  • To take Jim Turner’s share of the stolen money
  • To finish tying up Jim Turner

How does Huck free the skiff from the wreck?

  • He unties the rope from the cleat
  • He cuts the rope with his knife
  • Jim pulls the rope loose from the post
  • The current pulls the skiff free on its own

How do Huck and Jim know the robbers have discovered the missing skiff?

  • They hear the robbers shouting and cursing
  • They see the lantern appear at the texas door
  • A gunshot rings out from the wreck
  • The wreck begins to sink rapidly

What reasoning leads Huck to try to save the stranded robbers?

  • Jim insists they must help because it is the right thing to do
  • Huck hopes to collect a reward for their capture
  • Huck thinks he might become a murderer himself someday and imagines how he’d want to be treated
  • Huck wants to impress Tom Sawyer with his bravery

What convinces the ferryboat watchman to go rescue the people on the wreck?

  • Huck offers to pay him from his own savings
  • The watchman recognizes Huck’s family and feels obligated
  • Huck mentions that Miss Hooker’s uncle is the wealthy Jim Hornback
  • Huck threatens to report him to the authorities

What does Huck see when the wreck drifts past him downstream?

  • The robbers waving for help from the deck
  • The ferryboat already alongside the wreck
  • A very deep wreck with no sign of life aboard
  • The wreck breaking apart into pieces

Did Huck actually go to Jim Hornback’s house as the ferryboat watchman instructed?

  • Yes, it happened
  • No, it did not happen

Did the ferryboat successfully rescue anyone from the Walter Scott wreck?

  • Yes, it happened
  • No, it did not happen

What does the word "careened" mean in the sentence: "The door slammed to, because it was on the careened side"?

  • The broken or damaged side
  • The side tilted or leaning at an angle
  • The side facing upstream against the current
  • The side closest to the shore

What are "spondulicks" as used by the ferryboat watchman?

  • Decorative items or ornaments
  • Legal documents or contracts
  • Money or cash
  • Riverboat supplies

What does "saddle-baggsed" mean when Huck says a boat "saddle-baggsed on the wreck"?

  • Sank directly to the bottom of the river
  • Got stuck or stranded on the obstruction, draped over it like saddlebags
  • Collided violently and broke apart
  • Circled around the wreck several times

What do Huck and Jim do at the very end of Chapter 13?

  • They continue floating down the river in the dark
  • They pull ashore at the village and sleep at an inn
  • They strike for an island, hide the raft, sink the skiff, and sleep until morning
  • They divide the plunder and bury it on the riverbank

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