CHAPTER 33 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

Comprehension Quiz: CHAPTER 33

Why is Tom Sawyer frightened when he first sees Huck on the road?

  • He thinks Huck has come to report him for a crime
  • He believes Huck was murdered and is seeing his ghost
  • He is startled because he did not expect anyone on the road
  • He mistakes Huck for a dangerous stranger in the area

How does Huck convince Tom Sawyer that he is alive and not a ghost?

  • He shows Tom a letter written in his own handwriting
  • He tells Tom details that only the living Huck would know
  • He invites Tom to physically touch him to prove he is real
  • He splashes river water on Tom to show he is solid

What is Huck's reaction when Tom agrees to help free Jim?

  • He is relieved and immediately begins forming a detailed plan
  • He is suspicious that Tom is only pretending to agree
  • He is shocked and thinks less of Tom for being willing to help
  • He is overjoyed and hugs Tom for his moral courage

What false identity does Tom assume when he arrives at the Phelps farm?

  • He says he is a traveling preacher named Reverend Thompson
  • He claims to be William Thompson from Hicksville, Ohio
  • He introduces himself as Tom Sawyer's cousin from St. Louis
  • He pretends to be a schoolteacher looking for boarding

What does Tom do that angers Aunt Sally during his first visit?

  • He insults her cooking and refuses to eat supper
  • He tracks mud across her freshly cleaned floors
  • He kisses her right on the mouth while chatting casually
  • He accidentally breaks a piece of her china dinnerware

What identity does Tom eventually reveal to Aunt Sally and Uncle Silas?

  • He reveals he is actually Tom Sawyer himself
  • He reveals he is Sid Sawyer, Tom's half-brother
  • He reveals he is a friend of Tom's from school
  • He reveals he is Aunt Polly's neighbor from back home

What is Uncle Silas's occupation besides being a farmer?

  • He is a county judge who holds court once a month
  • He is a blacksmith who runs a small forge on his property
  • He is a preacher who built a log church at his own expense
  • He is a schoolteacher who tutors the local children

How do the townspeople learn about the king and duke's fraudulent show?

  • Huck sends an anonymous letter warning the townspeople
  • A traveling marshal recognizes the pair from wanted posters
  • Jim tells Uncle Silas and Burton about the scandalous show
  • The duke accidentally confesses while performing on stage

How do Huck and Tom sneak out of the Phelps house at night?

  • They slip out through the back door during evening prayers
  • They climb out the window and slide down a lightning rod
  • They hide in a hay wagon leaving the farm after supper
  • They crawl under the porch and out through a gap in the fence

What fate befalls the king and duke at the end of Chapter 33?

  • They are arrested by the sheriff and locked in the town jail
  • They escape town on a stolen raft under cover of darkness
  • They are tarred and feathered and paraded on a rail by a mob
  • They are run out of town after being pelted with rotten fruit

How does Huck feel after witnessing the punishment of the king and duke?

  • He feels satisfied that justice has finally been served
  • He feels sick and sorry for them, reflecting on human cruelty
  • He feels angry that the punishment was not harsh enough
  • He feels indifferent because the con men deserved it

What does Huck compare a person's conscience to at the end of the chapter?

  • A loyal dog that protects its owner from harm at all times
  • A senseless creature that attacks whether you do right or wrong
  • A wise teacher that guides you toward the correct moral path
  • A broken compass that sometimes points in the right direction

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