CHAPTER 24 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

Comprehension Quiz: CHAPTER 24

How does the duke disguise Jim so he can stay untied on the raft?

  • He dresses Jim as a woman with a bonnet and sunbonnet
  • He dresses Jim in a King Lear costume and paints his face solid blue
  • He hides Jim in a barrel below the deck planks
  • He chains Jim to the raft and covers him with a blanket

What sign does the duke post in front of the wigwam?

  • Danger—Quarantined for Smallpox
  • Sick Arab—but harmless when not out of his head
  • Beware of the Madman—Do Not Approach
  • Private Property—Trespassers Will Be Shot

What false name does the king give the young stranger he meets on the river?

  • Reverend Harvey Wilks of Sheffield, England
  • Colonel Sherburn of Bricksville, Arkansas
  • Reverend Elexander Blodgett, a servant of the Lord
  • Captain Simon Wheeler of Angel’s Camp

What was Peter Wilks’s occupation?

  • He was a carpenter who built houses along the river
  • He was a tanner who also owned houses and land
  • He was a Baptist preacher and community leader
  • He was a lawyer who handled property disputes

How much money did Peter Wilks reportedly leave hidden?

  • One thousand dollars in gold coins
  • Two thousand dollars in bank certificates
  • Three or four thousand dollars in cash
  • Six thousand dollars in property deeds

Which Wilks brother does the duke pretend to be?

  • Harvey, the minister who preaches in England
  • George, the married carpenter brother
  • William, who is deaf and mute
  • Peter, the recently deceased tanner

What are the names of George Wilks’s three orphaned daughters?

  • Mary Jane, Susan, and Joanna
  • Elizabeth, Catherine, and Margaret
  • Sarah, Martha, and Rebecca
  • Sophia, Charlotte, and Emmeline

Where does Harvey Wilks actually live?

  • London, England, where he runs a school
  • Sheffield, England, where he preaches
  • Cincinnati, Ohio, where he practices law
  • St. Louis, Missouri, where he trades goods

Why does the king insist on arriving at the village by steamboat rather than canoe?

  • He is too tired from paddling all day upriver
  • The steamboat captain offers them a free ride
  • Arriving by steamboat fits the story of traveling from England via a major city
  • The village has no dock for canoes to land safely

How does the king react when the townspeople tell him Peter Wilks has died?

  • He calmly asks to see the body and offers a prayer
  • He collapses against a man, cries on his shoulder, and wails about his "poor brother"
  • He remains silent and stoic, nodding gravely
  • He demands to see Peter’s will and hidden money immediately

What previous scheme do the duke and king consider repeating before the Wilks con?

  • The Shakespearean plays they performed on the raft
  • The Royal Nonesuch, but they fear the news has spread
  • The camp-meeting pirate scam from the previous town
  • The fake temperance revival they ran in another state

What is Huck’s famous closing observation about the king and duke’s performance?

  • "I never seen two people lie so good in all my born days"
  • "It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race"
  • "They was the cleverest pair of rascals on the whole Mississippi"
  • "I knowed right then I had to find a way to stop them"

What role does Huck play in the king’s scheme during this chapter?

  • He pretends to be Harvey Wilks’s adopted son from England
  • He acts as the king’s servant, called "Adolphus," and paddles the canoe
  • He distracts the townspeople while the king searches for the money
  • He translates the duke’s sign language for the crowd

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