CHAPTER 8 Quiz — The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Why is a cannon being fired from the ferryboat at the beginning of Chapter 8?

• To celebrate the Fourth of July
• To signal that a drowned body has been found
• To make Huck's drowned body rise to the surface
• To warn boats of dangerous currents

How does Huck get breakfast while hiding on the island?

• He shoots a squirrel with his gun
• He catches a catfish from the river
• He catches a loaf of quicksilver bread floating on the river
• He picks wild strawberries from the woods

What discovery on the island fills Huck with terror?

• A rattlesnake coiled near his camp
• Footprints in the mud near his canoe
• A still-smoking campfire in the deep woods
• A wanted poster with his picture on it

Why does Jim run away from Miss Watson?

• She beats him severely
• She plans to sell him to New Orleans for eight hundred dollars
• She refuses to let him attend church
• She threatens to send him to jail

How does Jim reach Jackson's Island?

• He steals a skiff and rows across
• He swims directly from the town
• He hides on a raft, then swims to the island when a man approaches with a lantern
• He walks across a sandbar at low tide

What does Huck promise Jim after learning he has run away?

• To help Jim get to a free state
• To bring Jim food from town every week
• Never to tell anyone that Jim has run away
• To write a letter to Miss Watson asking her not to sell Jim

How much money does Jim lose in his cattle speculation?

• Five dollars
• Nine dollars
• Ten dollars
• Fourteen dollars

Huck lights a campfire on his first day on the island to cook breakfast.

Jim mistakes Huck for a ghost when they first meet on the island.

In Chapter 8, what does the word "brash" mean when Huck says "I warn't feeling very brash"?

• Hungry or famished
• Bold or courageous
• Sick or feverish
• Angry or irritated

What is a "cooper shop" where Jim hides after running away?

• A general store selling household goods
• A workshop where barrels and casks are made
• A blacksmith's forge
• A saloon or tavern

What does "fan-tods" mean when Huck says discovering the sleeping man "most give me the fan-tods"?

• A fainting spell
• A fit of laughter
• A state of nervous anxiety or fidgets
• A sudden burst of energy

What is the significance of Jim's closing statement, "I owns mysef, en I's wuth eight hund'd dollars"?

• Jim is bragging about how much money he has saved
• Jim is asserting self-ownership and equating his freedom with his market value under slavery
• Jim is complaining that Miss Watson overcharged for his freedom
• Jim is calculating how much he needs to earn to buy his family's freedom