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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Test - 8th grade

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Huckleberry liked wearing clean,

new clothes.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

2.

Pop wanted Huckleberry to give him money.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

Pop took Huckleberry to a hut in the woods.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

Jim dressed up as a girl and went into town.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Who was always drunk?

a)

THE WIDOW DOUGLAS

b)

JUDGE THATCHER

c)

POP

d)

JIM

e)

MRS PHELPS

6.

Who was a black slave?

a)

THE WIDOW DOUGLAS

b)

JUDGE THATCHER

c)

POP

d)

JIM

e)

MRS PHELPS

7.

Who was Tom Sawyer’s aunt?

a)

THE WIDOW DOUGLAS

b)

JUDGE THATCHER

c)

POP

d)

JIM

e)

MRS PHELPS

8.

Who gave Huckleberry clean clothes?

a)

THE WIDOW DOUGLAS

b)

JUDGE THATCHER

c)

POP

d)

JIM

e)

MRS PHELPS

9.

Who looked after Huckleberry’s money?

a)

THE WIDOW DOUGLAS

b)

JUDGE THATCHER

c)

POP

d)

JIM

e)

MRS PHELPS

10.

When Pop heard that Huckleberry was going to school ...

a)

...Huckleberry decided to hide under the bed.

b)

...because he was an escaped slave.

c)

...he was very angry.

d)

because he had a bullet in his leg.

11.

Huckleberry made a hole in the wall of the hut ...

a)

because he decided to hide under the bed.

b)

because he was an escaped slave.

c)

because he had a bullet in his leg.

d)

because he wanted to escape from Pop.

12.

When Aunt Sally arrived at the Phelps’ house ...

a)

...Huckleberry decided to hide under the bed.

b)

...because he was an escaped slave.

c)

...he was very angry.

d)

...she thought Huck was Tom, too.

13.

Jim had to go and hide on Jackson Island ...

a)

...because he had a bullet in his leg.

b)

...because he was an escaped slave.

c)

...because he was very angry.

d)

...because he wanted to escape from Pop.

14.

Tom needed to see a doctor ...

a)

...and Huckleberry decided to hide under the bed.

b)

...because he was an escaped slave.

c)

...because he was very ill.

d)

...because he had a bullet in his leg.

15.

At the beginning, Huckleberry Finn lives near the town of _____.

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Cairo

c)

St Louis

d)

New Orleans

16.

Huckleberry lives at the house of _____.

a)

Aunt Polly

b)

Tom Sawyer

c)

Widow Douglas

d)

Judge Thatcher

17.

One night, Huckleberry hears a "Mee-yow" ____________.

a)

under his bed

b)

outside his window

c)

behind his door

d)

in his bag

18.

Tom Sawyer’s gang meets _____.

a)

in a cave

b)

in an old house

c)

on an island

d)

up a tree

19.

Pop takes Huckleberry up the river to an old _____ in the woods.

a)

cave

b)

hut

c)

house

d)

boat

20.

When Huckleberry escapes from Pop, he goes to _____ where he meets Jim again.

a)

an old school

b)

a hotel

c)

a small town

d)

an island

21.

Huckleberry, Jim, the Duke and the King all go down the Mississippi River on a _____.

a)

steamboat

b)

canoe

c)

ship

d)

raft

22.

Huckleberry goes to the house of Mr and Mrs Phelps to look for _____.

a)

Jim

b)

Tom Sawyer

c)

Pop

d)

Judge Thatcher

23.

Tom Sawyer is Huckleberry’s _____.

a)

father

b)

brother

c)

best friend

d)

cousin

24.

Huckleberry’s father, Pop, is always _____.

a)

happy

b)

drunk

c)

ill

d)

afraid

25.

Pop sometimes _____ Huckleberry.

a)

hits

b)

plays with

c)

helps

d)

reads for

26.

_____ makes Huckleberry wear new clean clothes all the time.

a)

Widow Douglas

b)

Jim

c)

Pop

d)

Tom Sawyer

27.

Miss Watson is the _____ of Widow Douglas.

a)

friend

b)

mother

c)

daughter

d)

sister

28.

Jim is _____.

a)

the king's servant.

b)

Tom's friend

c)

Miss Watson’s slave

d)

Widow Douglas' gardener

29.

In your opinion which friendship is better, Huck and Tom's or Huck and Jim's? Why? Explain your answer.

4 lines
30.

Was it easy for Huck to "become" Tom Sawyer for the Phelps? Why or why not? Explain.

4 lines
31.

Huck Finn got a bullet in his back when Jim was running away. This happens in the MOVIE, in the BOOK or BOTH?

a)

MOVIE

b)

BOOK

c)

THAT DOESN'THAPPEN

32.

The Phelps thought Huck was Tom Sawyer. This happens in the MOVIE, in the BOOK or BOTH?

a)

MOVIE

b)

BOOK

c)

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN

33.

Tom's gang wanted to rob and kill people. This happens in the MOVIE, in the BOOK or BOTH?

a)

MOVIE

b)

BOOK

c)

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN

34.

Huck dressed as a girl and said his name was Sarah Williams. This happens in the MOVIE, in the BOOK or BOTH?

a)

MOVIE

b)

BOOK

c)

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN

35.

Huck sees the moment when his father dies. This happens in the MOVIE, in the BOOK or BOTH?

a)

MOVIE

b)

BOOK

c)

THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

36.

What animal does Huck kill to fake his own death to Pop?

4 lines
37.

What secret does Jim keep from Huck and only told him in the end of the story?

4 lines