CHAPTER 5 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

How does Pap enter Huck's room?

• Through the front door
• Through the window via the shed
• Down the chimney
• Through the back door

What is Huck reading when Pap knocks the book from his hands?

• The Bible
• A book about General Washington and the wars
• Robinson Crusoe
• A spelling primer

What color is the picture Pap tears up?

• Red and green
• Black and white
• Blue and yellow
• Brown and gold

Why does the new judge refuse to grant custody of Huck to Judge Thatcher or the Widow Douglas?

• He believes Pap has reformed
• He rules that courts should not separate families if they can help it
• He thinks Huck is old enough to decide for himself
• He does not believe Huck is in danger

What does Pap trade for a jug of forty-rod whisky?

• His boots
• Huck's school prize
• His new coat
• A silver dollar

How is Pap's skin color described?

• Sunburned and weathered
• A tree-toad white, a fish-belly white
• Ruddy and flushed from drinking
• Dark and tanned from outdoor work

How much money does Huck borrow from Judge Thatcher at Pap's demand?

• One dollar
• Three dollars
• Five dollars
• Ten dollars

What injury does Pap suffer after his night of drinking at the judge's house?

• He cuts his hand on broken glass
• He breaks his left arm in two places
• He sprains his ankle falling down stairs
• He cracks several ribs

Pap signs a temperance pledge at the new judge's house.

Judge Thatcher successfully removes Huck from Pap's custody.

What does "tanned" mean when Huck says Pap "tanned me so much"?

• Darkened his skin
• Beat or whipped him
• Made fun of him
• Ignored him

What does "pungle" mean when Pap says he will make Judge Thatcher "pungle"?

• Apologize publicly
• Pay up or hand over money
• Appear in court
• Run away from town

What is "forty-rod" in the context of this chapter?

• A type of fishing pole
• A measurement of distance
• Cheap, potent whisky
• A wooden fence rail