CHAPTER 30 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

Comprehension Quiz: CHAPTER 30

What does the king accuse Huck of at the beginning of Chapter 30?

  • Stealing the gold from the coffin
  • Trying to give them the slip and abandon them
  • Telling the townspeople about their con
  • Hiding the raft in a new location

In Huck's lie, why does the man guarding him let him go?

  • The man was bribed by Jim
  • The man felt sorry for Huck because he had a son about Huck's size who died
  • The man was distracted by the fighting
  • The man recognized Huck from a previous town

Who convinces the king to let go of Huck?

  • Jim
  • The duke
  • Huck himself
  • A townsperson on the raft

What does the duke say saved them from the penitentiary?

  • Huck's quick thinking at the graveyard
  • The king's claim about the imaginary blue-arrow mark
  • Jim hiding the raft downstream
  • The real Wilks brothers arriving late

What does the duke mean by 'slept in our cravats'?

  • Slept uncomfortably in formal clothes
  • Been hanged — cravats is a euphemism for nooses
  • Been forced to sleep outdoors
  • Been tied up and imprisoned

What remark by the king makes Huck 'squirm'?

  • 'I reckon I'll drown you.'
  • 'And we reckoned the niggers stole it!'
  • 'You done it yourself!'
  • 'Tryin' to give us the slip, was ye?'

Who actually hid the gold in Peter Wilks's coffin?

  • The king
  • The duke
  • Huck
  • Jim

What does the duke do when the king denies hiding the gold?

  • He walks away in disgust
  • He threatens to turn the king in to the law
  • He physically attacks the king, grabbing his throat
  • He throws the king's belongings overboard

Is the king's confession to hiding the gold truthful?

  • Yes, the king secretly hid the gold
  • No, the duke actually hid it
  • No, Huck hid it and neither con man knows
  • Yes, but the duke helped him

What does the duke accuse the king of regarding the enslaved people?

  • Selling them for profit
  • Standing by while innocent people were blamed for stealing the money
  • Using them to carry the gold
  • Refusing to free them

How do the king and duke reconcile after their fight?

  • They agree to split future earnings equally
  • They apologize sincerely to each other
  • They get drunk and fall asleep in each other's arms
  • The duke forgives the king after receiving a larger share

What detail about the king makes Huck feel 'easy and satisfied'?

  • The king promises to stop conning people
  • The king agrees to leave Huck and Jim alone
  • Even while drunk, the king remembers not to deny hiding the money
  • The king returns some of the stolen gold to Huck

What is the primary literary device at work throughout the king and duke's argument?

  • Foreshadowing
  • Dramatic irony
  • Allegory
  • Personification

What does Huck do after the king and duke fall asleep?

  • He hides the remaining money
  • He steals the canoe and escapes
  • He has a long conversation with Jim and tells him everything
  • He writes a letter to the Wilks sisters

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