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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 is Tom's reaction when he hears that there are men with guns after the gang?
2. With the case-knives not working, what does Tom then choose for digging tools?
3. The doctor uses the word "singular." In the context, what does this word mean?
4. What does the Duke threaten to do to the King if he lies again?
5. According to Tom, what is the problem with Jim's captivity?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to expose the King's lie about his arrival in the town?
2. When responding Chapter 42, what conclusion is it possible to make concerning a romantic view of the world?
3. Comment on the way in which Tom and Huck confuse the slave who is guarding Jim.
4. How does Tom overreach himself in his elaborate construction of fantasy in Chapter 39?
5. How has the situation escalated by Chapter 40?
6. By what means does Twain resolve the complicated story that is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
7. Who is made a scapegoat in the matter of the spoons and the rats?
8. Account for the way the townspeople now view Jim as some sort of lunatic in Chapter 41.
9. What precautions are taken in the Phelps household after the notes are received?
10. Is there any rationale for the King confessing to hiding the money in the coffin?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
There are many scenes in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which a clash of values occurs. Discuss two character's whose values clash and how this clash affects the plot.
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