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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. What injury has the real William Wilks sustained?
2. What secret does Jim reveal at the end of the book?
3. According to Tom, how long did the Marseilles prisoner take to dig out, and where did he emerge?
4. Why can't Tom get back up the lightning rod?
5. Why is Jim lavishly fussed over by the aunts?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does his account of the con men's humiliation reinforce that Huck's character is maturing?
2. Is there any way in which Tom Sawyer's character appears a little unpleasant at this point in the novel (by Chapter 35)?
3. By Chapter 38, what is Jim's attitude to the efforts being made on his behalf?
4. In what way does Huck get more than he's bargained for at the Phelps farm?
5. What is ironic about Huck's comment to Tom: "Your head gets leveler and leveler all the time"?
6. What final absurdity does Tom attempt in Chapter 40?
7. How does Huck feel when he glimpses the King and the Duke rowing fast towards the raft in Chapter 29?
8. Account for the way the townspeople now view Jim as some sort of lunatic in Chapter 41.
9. Comment on Tom's proposed plans to recompense and appease Jim, who has suffered the most from Tom's absurd endeavors.
10. What is Jim's final act of kindness towards Huck?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Since The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published, much discussion has focused on the significance of the river/shore contrast. In a fluent essay, explain your personal response to this. What do you think is important about the river and in what important ways does it contrast with the shore?
Essay Topic 2
In view of the events and ideas in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, explain what could be meant by 'society's make-believe' (Chapter 3). How important is this concept to the novel as a whole?
Essay Topic 3
Huck's (or the author's) claim that this is a novel without a plot is simply not true. Do you agree? Discuss and evaluate the plot of Huckleberry Finn, making close reference to the text.
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