CHAPTER 14 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

What items do Huck and Jim find among the goods from the wrecked steamboat?

• Gold coins, a pistol, and a compass
• Boots, blankets, books, a spyglass, and cigars
• Food, whiskey, and a map
• Rope, a lantern, and clothing

Why does Jim say he does not want any more adventures?

• He is tired of traveling on the river
• He is afraid of encountering more robbers
• He nearly died when the raft disappeared and feared being returned to Miss Watson
• He wants to settle down in a town along the river

Which biblical figure do Huck and Jim debate about in this chapter?

• Moses
• David
• Solomon
• Samson

What object does Jim use to represent the child in his reenactment of the Solomon story?

• A stick
• A book
• A dollar bill
• A blanket

What is Jim's deeper argument for why Solomon was not wise?

• Solomon did not really know the law
• Solomon was too old to make good decisions
• A man with millions of children does not value any single one
• Solomon was tricked by his advisors

What does Huck mispronounce as "dolphin"?

• The French word for king
• The name of a French city
• The title "dauphin," given to the heir to the French throne
• The name of a French general

How does Jim defeat Huck's argument that it is natural for the French to speak differently?

• He says the French live too close to England to speak differently
• He argues that since a Frenchman is a man, he should talk like a man
• He says he has met French people who speak English
• He refuses to continue the argument

What does Huck suggest a displaced prince might do for work in America?

• Become a farmer or a blacksmith
• Join the police or teach French
• Work on a steamboat or as a clerk
• Become a politician or a lawyer

Did Jim say that Solomon's harem is like a boarding house?

Did Huck and Jim see another raft pass by during their conversation?

In this chapter, what does "truck" mean in the phrase "we turned over the truck the gang had stole off the wreck"?

• A large vehicle for hauling goods
• Miscellaneous articles or goods; odds and ends
• A platform on wheels
• Trade or barter

What does "gaudy" mean when Huck says kings "how gaudy they dressed"?

• Modestly and simply
• In dark, somber colors
• In a showy and extravagantly tasteless way
• In traditional religious vestments

When Jim says a wise man would have "gumption," what does he mean?

• Physical strength and endurance
• Formal education and book learning
• Shrewd common sense and practical resourcefulness
• Royal authority and power