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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