"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" - Chapters 11 & 12

What explanation does "Sarah/Mary" Williams give for her journey?

• She was bringing money to Uncle Abner, but was robbed.

• She has to tell Uncle Abner that her mother is ill and out of money.

• She is running away from an arranged marriage.

• She is on her way to visit a sick aunt.

What first alerts Mrs. Loftus to the fact that "Sarah/Mary" is a boy?

• He doesn't walk daintily in a dress.

• She sees that he has some fuzz on his cheeks and chin.

• His fingernails are dirty.

• Huck does not thread a needle in a feminine way.

What news does Mrs. Loftus give Huck regarding his "murder"?

• Judge Thatcher is a suspect.

• Jim is a suspect.

• Pappy has accused Jim.

• Miss Watson is engaged to be married.

How do Huck and Jim first conceal themselves on the Illinois shore?

• They hide in a ditch.

• They stay on the raft that they have covered with branches.

• They hide in a cottonwood thicket.

• They dig a shelter on the riverbank.

How does Huck augment his and Jim's diet of river fish and shot waterfowl?

• He finds food scraps outside restaurants.

• He steals chickens and raids gardens for things like watermelons.

• He steals oranges and grapefruit.

• He buys cornmeal flour in a village.

How do Huck and Jim enter the wrecked ship?

• They climb onto the larboard deck and go down a ladder.

• Through a hole in the stern.

• By climbing the paddle-wheel.

• Through the forward skylight.