"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" - Chapters 7-15

What explanation does Huck five for having the gun in his hands?

• He tells his father he was being helpful by cleaning the gun.

• He says he was about to go and shoot a wild hog.

• He tells his father someone was trying to break into the cabin.

• He says he was checking to see if it was loaded.

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What does Huck do with the canoe when he reaches Jackson's island?

• He conceals it under willow branches.

• He scuttles it.

• He hauls it way up the bank and hides it in some woods.

• He lets it drift down the river.

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Why are loaves of bread floating down the river?

• People believe bread thrown in the water will prevent more drownings.

• A bread cart has fallen off a bridge.

• People believe bread dabbed with quicksilver will float to a corpse.

• An agry chef has thrown loaves of bread from a river steamer.

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Where does Huck go to cook his supper in Chapter 8?

• The Illinois bank of the river.

• On the beach facing the Illinois bank.

• Deep into the woods.

• Close to where he has hidden the canoe.

How does Jim react when he first sees Huck in Chapter 8?

• He thinks Huck is the Devil and is desperately afraid.

• He's relieved and happy Huck is alive.

• He's frightened as he genuinely believes Huck is a ghost.

• He's angry and afraid of being discovered.

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How is Jim alerted to the coming lightning storm?

• He goes into a trance and sees a vision of the coming storm.

• He has an astute observation of birds.

• He feels a change in the atmosphere and smells the ozone.

• He understands clouds and thunderheads.

What action does Him fear will bring bad luck?

• Touching a snake's skin.

• Falling over a black cat.

• Pulling floating bread from the river.

• Spitting into the wind.

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How does Huck's practical joke on Him backfire?

• Huck is bitten by a rattlesnake.

• Jim is bitten by an actual snake.

• Jim turns the tables by putting live coals in Huck's bed.

• Jim is so angry that he attacks Huck

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Why are Huck and Jim unable to land the catfish they caught?

• The fish pulls Jim into the water and he has to be rescued.

• The hook becomes adrift.

• The line breaks.

• The fist is too enormous for them to handle.

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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.

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