CHAPTER 2 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

What causes Jim to come out of the kitchen and investigate?

• Tom whistles a signal to the other boys
• Huck trips over a root and makes a noise
• A candle falls off the table inside
• The garden gate creaks open in the wind

What does Tom leave on the kitchen table after taking candles?

• A written note of apology
• A silver dollar
• Five cents
• Ten cents

How does Jim explain what happened to his hat while he slept?

• He says the wind blew it off during a storm
• He admits he does not know what happened
• He says witches bewitched him, rode him across the state, and hung his hat on a limb
• He accuses Tom Sawyer of playing a trick on him

What does Jim claim the five-cent piece is?

• Payment from the Widow Douglas for extra work
• A lucky coin he found by the river
• A charm given to him by the devil that can cure people and fetch witches
• A gift from Tom Sawyer for keeping quiet

Where do the boys go to form Tom Sawyer's Gang?

• The Widow Douglas's cellar
• An abandoned barn outside of town
• A cave hidden in bushes on a hillside, reached by skiff
• The old tanyard where they first gathered

Why does Tom insist the gang must ransom their captives?

• He learned it from his Sunday school teacher
• He saw real robbers do it when he was younger
• He read about it in pirate and robber books
• Ben Rogers suggested it as the best practice

Who does Huck offer as a substitute family member so he can join the gang?

• The Widow Douglas
• Miss Watson
• Judge Thatcher
• His absent father, Pap

What type of criminals does Tom say the gang will be?

• Pirates who sail the Mississippi
• Burglars who break into houses
• Cattle rustlers who steal livestock
• Highwaymen who stop stages and carriages

Tom ties Jim to the tree while Jim is sleeping.

The boys agree they cannot rob anyone on Sundays because it would be wicked.

What does "scrouched" mean as Huck uses it in this chapter?

• Screamed loudly in surprise
• Crouched down low to avoid detection
• Scratched at an itch nervously
• Scrambled quickly on hands and knees

In this chapter, what does "high-toned" mean when Tom says every gang that was "high-toned" had a blood oath?

• Extremely violent and dangerous
• Loud and boisterous
• Fashionable, elegant, or of high social standing
• Ancient and historically significant

What does "ransomed" mean, and how do the boys misunderstand it?

• It means to set free without conditions; the boys think it means to imprison
• It means to hold captive until payment is made; the boys think it means to keep captives until they die
• It means to exchange prisoners; the boys think it means to recruit new members
• It means to punish criminals; the boys think it means to forgive them