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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is Aunt Sally cross in Chapter 37?
2. Where will Huck be able to find Jim?
3. From the list below, select the set of character traits Tom Sawyer is shown to have, as shown in Chapter 34.
4. What does Jim throw out the window in Chapter 37?
5. What is the slave guard afraid of?
Short Essay Questions
1. What human vice ironically provides the means for Huck and the con men to escape after the Wilks fraud?
2. In what way does Huck get more than he's bargained for at the Phelps farm?
3. Who is made a scapegoat in the matter of the spoons and the rats?
4. Is there any rationale for the King confessing to hiding the money in the coffin?
5. How has the situation escalated by Chapter 40?
6. In what way is Huck's and Tom's relationship changing by Chapter 36?
7. In what way does each boy's rescue plan for Jim reflect his outlook on life?
8. How does Huck intend to deal with the problem of the arrival of the real Tom Sawyer?
9. What steps in Huck's journey to maturity are dealt with Chapter 31?
10. How does Huck feel when he glimpses the King and the Duke rowing fast towards the raft in Chapter 29?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This novel shows readers a series of communities in which behavior borders on the barbaric and living conditions are frequently very basic. Do you agree? Discuss this statement, making detailed reference to the text in support of your own original thinking.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the idea of resourcefulness and why it is important in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Discuss the way in which this quality is demonstrated in two characters of your choice.
Essay Topic 3
The action in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn teeters between the comic and the tragic. Do you agree? Refer to specific incidents.
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