CHAPTER 19 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

How do Huck and Jim avoid being seen while traveling on the raft?

• They disguise the raft as a trading vessel
• They travel at night and hide during the day under tow-heads
• They only travel during foggy weather
• They stay close to the shore and use the tree cover

What is Huck doing when he first encounters the two con men?

• Fishing from the raft
• Swimming in the river
• Paddling up a creek looking for berries
• Scouting the shore for a campsite

Why was the older con man being chased out of town?

• He was caught stealing from the church collection
• He was exposed for secretly drinking while running a temperance revival
• He was caught selling counterfeit money
• He had been impersonating a doctor

What does the younger con man claim to be his rightful title?

• The Prince of Wales
• The Count of Monte Cristo
• The Duke of Bridgewater
• The Baron of Burgundy

Who does the older con man claim to be?

• The King of England
• The lost Dauphin of France, son of Louis XVI
• The Emperor of Russia
• The Duke of Orleans

What is the duke's sarcastic response when the king claims to be the Dauphin?

• He accuses him of being a liar and a thief
• He says the king must actually be Charlemagne, since he would have to be hundreds of years old
• He threatens to throw the old man off the raft
• He laughs and calls the old man a fool

What lesson does Huck say he learned from his Pap?

• Never trust a stranger on the river
• Always carry a weapon for protection
• The best way to get along with such people is to let them have their own way
• A man should always stand up for the truth

What do Huck and Jim debate while lying on the raft at night looking at the stars?

• Whether they should continue downriver or turn back
• Whether the stars were made or only just happened
• Whether Jim should try to escape at the next town
• Whether the con men can be trusted

Did Huck tell Jim that the duke and king were frauds?

Did the duke and the king know each other before meeting on the trail?

In the chapter, Huck describes a "tow-head." What is a tow-head?

• A person with very light blond hair
• A low-lying sandy island or bar in the river
• The front end of a barge or flatboat
• A type of river fish common on the Mississippi

The younger con man mentions "phrenology" as one of his trades. What is phrenology?

• The art of predicting the future through palm reading
• A pseudoscience that claims to read character from the shape of the skull
• The study of herbs and natural medicines
• A technique for hypnotizing audiences during performances

When Huck calls the two men "humbugs," what does he mean?

• They are dangerous criminals
• They are mentally unstable
• They are frauds and impostors
• They are uneducated drifters