CHAPTER 27 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

Comprehension Quiz: CHAPTER 27

Where does Huck hide the bag of stolen gold?

  • Under the floorboards of the dining room
  • Inside Peter Wilks's coffin beneath the lid
  • In a hollow tree outside the Wilks house
  • Behind a loose brick in the parlor fireplace

Who enters the parlor shortly after Huck hides the money in the coffin?

  • The king, checking on his stolen gold
  • The undertaker, preparing for the funeral
  • Mary Jane, who kneels by the coffin and cries
  • The duke, looking for a place to sleep

How does Huck describe the undertaker's manner at the funeral?

  • Loud and commanding, barking orders at the mourners
  • Soft, gliding, and stealthy, with no more smile than a ham
  • Nervous and fumbling, dropping items throughout the service
  • Cheerful and chatty, making jokes to lighten the mood

What disrupts the Reverend Hobson's funeral sermon?

  • A thunderstorm that shakes the windows of the house
  • The king interrupting with a long-winded speech of his own
  • A dog in the cellar making a tremendous racket
  • Mary Jane collapsing in grief beside the coffin

What does the undertaker whisper to the congregation after silencing the dog?

  • "It was just the wind rattling the cellar door"
  • "He had a rat!"
  • "Nothing to worry about, just a stray cat"
  • "The dog has been removed from the premises"

Why is Huck unable to confirm whether the money is still in the coffin?

  • The king locks the parlor door and keeps the only key
  • The room is packed with mourners and the undertaker screws the lid shut
  • Mary Jane guards the coffin and refuses to leave the room
  • The duke stands watch over the coffin throughout the funeral

What reason does the king give for needing to settle the estate quickly?

  • He claims to have urgent legal business in New York
  • He says a rival heir is on the way to contest the will
  • He says his congregation in England is worried about him
  • He claims the property taxes are due within the week

How is the enslaved family separated after the auction?

  • The father is sold to a plantation and the children remain in town
  • The two sons are sold up the river to Memphis, and their mother down the river to New Orleans
  • All family members are sold together to a trader heading west
  • The mother is kept by the Wilks girls while the sons are auctioned off

Why does Huck not intervene to stop the sale of the enslaved family?

  • He does not care what happens to the enslaved people
  • He is physically restrained by the duke during the sale
  • He believes the fraudulent sale will be undone and the family reunited soon
  • He has already left town before the sale takes place

How does the town react to the separation of the enslaved family?

  • They are indifferent and accept the sale without complaint
  • Many people speak out, calling it scandalous to separate mother and children
  • They celebrate because it increases property values in town
  • They petition the king in writing but he ignores their request

Who does Huck blame for stealing the money when confronted by the king and duke?

  • Mary Jane, saying she discovered the gold and hid it
  • The enslaved workers, claiming he saw them enter the king's room
  • The widow Bartley, who had been visiting the house that day
  • One of the funeral watchers who fell asleep in the dining room

What is ironic about the duke's praise of the enslaved people's "histrionic talent"?

  • The duke is actually a terrible actor himself despite his theatrical background
  • The enslaved people were genuinely grieving, not acting at all
  • The duke had previously claimed that enslaved people had no intelligence
  • The enslaved people had actually planned the theft all along

What does "mum's the word" mean when the king says it to the duke?

  • They should ask Mary Jane's mother for advice on the matter
  • They should remain silent about the missing money and tell no one
  • They should write a letter to their mother back in England
  • They should speak in mumbled voices so Huck cannot overhear them

What does the duke mean when he says "Quick sales and small profits! It's a good business"?

  • He is genuinely praising the king's business strategy for the auction
  • He is being sarcastic because they lost the gold by rushing the slave sale
  • He is suggesting they open a legitimate business in the town
  • He is complimenting the undertaker on running an efficient funeral

What does Chapter 27 foreshadow about Huck's moral development later in the novel?

  • His decision to abandon Jim and return to a conventional life
  • His choice to join the king and duke permanently as a con artist
  • His climactic moral decision in Chapter 31 to help Jim escape slavery
  • His plan to reveal the fraud to the townspeople at the auction

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