CHAPTER 43 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain

Comprehension Quiz: CHAPTER 43

What does Tom reveal he planned to do after freeing Jim?

  • Take Jim to Canada for permanent safety
  • Run Jim down the river, then reveal his freedom and bring him home in style
  • Send Jim to live with Miss Watson's relatives in Ohio
  • Help Jim escape to Europe on a steamship

How much money does Tom give Jim for being their prisoner?

  • Twenty dollars
  • One hundred dollars
  • Forty dollars
  • Ten dollars

Who was the dead man in the floating house?

  • The Duke
  • Judge Thatcher
  • Pap Finn
  • Colonel Grangerford

Why does Huck say he needs to "light out for the Territory"?

  • Because he wants to find gold in California
  • Because Aunt Sally plans to adopt and civilize him
  • Because Tom dared him to go west
  • Because he is running from the law

What does Tom do with the bullet from his wound?

  • Throws it in the river as a memento
  • Gives it to Huck as a souvenir
  • Wears it around his neck on a watch-guard
  • Keeps it in a box under his bed

What sign does Jim cite as proof he would be rich again?

  • A dream about gold coins
  • His hairy breast
  • A shooting star he saw on the river
  • A lucky rabbit's foot

How much money does Huck have saved with Judge Thatcher?

  • Two thousand dollars
  • Four thousand dollars
  • Six thousand dollars and more
  • Eight hundred dollars

Why do Aunt Polly, Uncle Silas, and Aunt Sally make a fuss over Jim?

  • Because they feel guilty about imprisoning him
  • Because Jim helped the doctor nurse Tom back to health
  • Because Jim saved Huck's life during the escape
  • Because Miss Watson's will instructed them to

True or False: Tom admits that he knew Jim was already free before the escape plan.

  • True
  • False

True or False: Huck eagerly agrees to be adopted by Aunt Sally at the end of the novel.

  • True
  • False

In the context of this chapter, what does "evasion" refer to?

  • A lie told to Aunt Sally
  • The plan to escape with Jim
  • Huck's avoidance of school
  • Tom's recovery from his wound

What does Huck mean by "sivilize" in the final paragraph?

  • To teach someone to read and write
  • To force someone to conform to society's rules and manners
  • To punish someone for bad behavior
  • To send someone to a boarding school

What does the word "plumb" mean in the phrase "have adventures plumb to the mouth of the river"?

  • Dangerously
  • Slowly
  • Completely; all the way
  • Secretly

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