CHAPTER 3 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

What does Huck pray for to test whether prayer works?

• A new suit of clothes
• Fish-hooks
• Money to buy candy
• A spelling book

According to the Widow Douglas, what does prayer bring?

• Material wealth and comfort
• Spiritual gifts
• Good luck in business
• Protection from danger

Why does Huck conclude the drowned body found in the river is NOT Pap Finn?

• The body was too tall to be Pap
• The body was floating on its back instead of face-down
• The body wore fine clothes Pap could not afford
• Jim told Huck it was not Pap

What does Tom Sawyer's gang actually attack when they expect to ambush Spanish merchants and rich Arabs?

• A traveling circus
• A wagon train of settlers
• A Sunday-school picnic
• A riverboat gambling party

What book does Tom Sawyer reference to explain why the caravan appeared as a Sunday-school picnic?

• The Arabian Nights
• Don Quixote
• Robinson Crusoe
• Ivanhoe

What term does Tom Sawyer use for the hogs the gang steals?

• Doubloons
• Plunder
• Ingots
• Bullion

How does Huck test Tom's claim about genies?

• He reads Don Quixote for himself
• He asks Miss Watson to summon one
• He rubs an old tin lamp and an iron ring in the woods
• He visits the cave and calls for a genie

What does Huck mean when he says there are "two Providences"?

• Two different churches in town
• Two different versions of God presented by the Widow and Miss Watson
• Two guardian angels watching over him
• Two different Bible passages that contradict each other

Did the Widow Douglas scold Huck about his dirty clothes at the beginning of the chapter?

Did Huck try rubbing a lamp to summon genies after hearing Tom's claims?

In the context of this chapter, what does "ambuscade" mean?

• A type of sword
• An ambush or surprise attack from a hidden position
• A costume worn during raids
• A code word used by spies

When Tom calls the hogs "ingots," what does the word "ingots" actually refer to?

• Wild animals
• Blocks of cast metal, typically gold or silver
• Precious gemstones
• Foreign coins

What does "ornery" mean as Huck uses it to describe himself?

• Ordinary and unremarkable
• Honest and hardworking
• Bad-tempered, stubborn, or contemptible
• Clever and resourceful