CHAPTER 28 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
Comprehension Quiz: CHAPTER 28
Why is Mary Jane crying when Huck finds her at the beginning of Chapter 28?
- She is sad about leaving her home to go to England
- She is upset because the enslaved family has been separated
- She has discovered that her uncles are frauds
- She is worried about the upcoming auction of the estate
What does Huck impulsively tell Mary Jane that forces him to reveal the truth?
- That he knows where the stolen money is hidden
- That the enslaved family will be reunited within two weeks
- That the king and duke are con artists from another town
- That the real Wilks brothers are on their way
How does Huck describe the experience of telling the truth?
- Like jumping off a cliff without knowing what is below
- Like setting down on a keg of powder and touching it off
- Like swimming across the Mississippi in a storm
- Like walking through a field of rattlesnakes at night
Where does Huck ask Mary Jane to go while his plan unfolds?
- To the Proctors' house across the river
- To the Apthorps' estate in town
- To Mr. Lothrop's, about four miles in the country
- To Doctor Robinson's office downtown
What signal does Huck arrange for Mary Jane to use when she returns?
- She should knock three times on the back door
- She should put a candle in her window before eleven
- She should send a note with a neighbor boy
- She should hang a white cloth from the porch railing
What information does Huck write on a piece of paper for the court to use against the frauds?
- A description of the king and duke's real names and ages
- A list of all the towns where they committed crimes
- "Royal Nonesuch, Bricksville" so witnesses can be summoned
- A confession signed by Huck detailing the entire scheme
Where did Huck hide the stolen bag of gold?
- Under the floorboards of Mary Jane's room
- In the cellar behind the cider barrels
- In Peter Wilks's coffin with the body
- Buried in the garden behind the kitchen
Why does Huck write the location of the money on paper instead of saying it?
- He is afraid someone might overhear their conversation
- He wants Mary Jane to have written proof for the police
- He cannot bring himself to mention the corpse in the coffin aloud
- He does not know the exact location and needs to check first
What elaborate illness does Huck invent to explain Mary Jane's absence?
- Scarlet fever complicated by pneumonia and influenza
- Mumps mixed with measles, whooping cough, erysipelas, consumption, yellow jaundice, and brain fever
- Typhoid fever combined with cholera and diphtheria
- Smallpox aggravated by malaria and rheumatic fever
Why does Huck insist Mary Jane leave before breakfast?
- He wants her to arrive at Mr. Lothrop's before nightfall
- He is afraid the king and duke will leave town early
- Her face would give away the truth when she sees the frauds
- He needs time to search the house for the stolen money
What does Huck mean when he says Mary Jane is "full of sand"?
- She is rough and abrasive in her manner (overly blunt)
- She is full of courage, determination, and grit
- She is unreliable and shifts like sand in the wind
- She is plain and ordinary like common river sand
Who does Huck mention as someone who would have done the scheming with more style?
- The duke, who is skilled at deception and theater
- Jim, who has good common sense about plans
- Tom Sawyer, who would have added more dramatic flair
- Mary Jane, who proved herself a clever strategist
What dramatic event occurs at the end of Chapter 28?
- Mary Jane returns early and confronts the king directly
- The townspeople discover the gold hidden in the coffin
- A steamboat arrives with two men claiming to be the real Harvey and William Wilks
- Doctor Robinson has the king and duke arrested at the auction
Why does Huck avoid exposing the frauds immediately when Mary Jane wants to tar and feather them?
- He is afraid the townspeople will not believe him
- He needs time to protect Jim, who would be in danger if the scheme collapsed too fast
- He wants the auction money for himself before leaving town
- He is waiting for Tom Sawyer to arrive and help with the plan
What comparison does Huck use to describe the contagiousness of the invented mumps?
- A wildfire spreading through dry brush on the prairie
- A harrow in the dark—catch one tooth and the whole thing follows
- A flooding river that sweeps away everything in its path
- A pack of wolves that hunts together and never lets prey escape
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