CHAPTER 39 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

Comprehension Quiz: CHAPTER 39

What do Huck and Tom buy in the village at the start of Chapter 39?

  • A wire rat trap
  • A bag of spiders
  • A tin horn
  • A grindstone

Who opens the rat trap and lets the first batch of rats escape?

  • Aunt Sally
  • Tom Sawyer
  • Thomas Franklin Benjamin Jefferson Elexander Phelps
  • Uncle Silas

How does Aunt Sally punish Huck and Tom after the rat incident?

  • She locks them in their room
  • She beats them with a hickory switch
  • She refuses to feed them supper
  • She sends them to work in the fields

What remedy do the boys use after being stung trying to get a hornet's nest?

  • Mud from the river
  • Allycumpain (elecampane)
  • Cold water from the well
  • Tobacco juice

What happens after the snakes escape from the bag in the house?

  • They immediately leave through the open windows
  • They infest the whole house, dripping from rafters and landing in plates
  • Tom catches them all within an hour
  • Aunt Sally calmly removes them one by one

What does Jim say about being a prisoner after enduring the cabin conditions?

  • He would do it again if the pay were right
  • He wouldn't ever be a prisoner again, not for a salary
  • He preferred the cabin to being free
  • He would only do it if Tom promised to stop

What gives Huck "the cold shivers" near the middle of the chapter?

  • Finding a snake in his bed
  • Hearing that Uncle Silas plans to advertise Jim in the St. Louis papers
  • Reading the anonymous letter Tom wrote
  • Learning that the Phelps family has hired guards

What historical figure does Tom reference to justify writing anonymous letters?

  • Napoleon Bonaparte
  • King Henry VIII
  • Louis XVI
  • Queen Elizabeth I

Why does Huck object to sending the anonymous warnings?

  • He thinks the letters are poorly written
  • He believes the family should discover the escape on their own
  • He is afraid of being caught delivering them
  • He thinks they should warn Jim instead

What disguise does Huck wear to deliver the first anonymous letter?

  • Uncle Silas's hat and coat
  • A servant girl's frock
  • Tom's Sunday clothes
  • A stolen guard's uniform

What does Tom call a prisoner's stylish escape?

  • A liberation
  • An evasion
  • A revolution
  • A breakout

What does the first anonymous note say?

  • "Run for your lives. UNKNOWN FRIEND"
  • "Beware. Trouble is brewing. Keep a sharp lookout. UNKNOWN FRIEND"
  • "A gang of cutthroats is coming tonight. UNKNOWN FRIEND"
  • "The prisoner will escape at midnight. UNKNOWN FRIEND"

What images does Tom draw on the Phelps' doors?

  • A snake and a rat
  • A skull and crossbones, then a coffin
  • A knife and a noose
  • A pirate flag and a sword

In the final anonymous letter, what fictional threat does Tom invent?

  • A bounty hunter is on his way from St. Louis
  • A desprate gang of cutthroats from the Indian Territory plans to steal Jim
  • The sheriff is planning a midnight raid on the cabin
  • A group of abolitionists will burn down the plantation

How does the Phelps family respond to the series of anonymous warnings?

  • They ignore the letters and go about their business
  • They contact the local sheriff immediately
  • They are terrified, and Aunt Sally jumps at every noise and can't sleep
  • They pack up and leave the plantation

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