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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 secret does Huck share with Tom in Chapter 33?
2. Who keeps hold of Huck's hand in Chapter 29?
3. How many gun-toting farmers were in the sitting-room in Chapter 40?
4. What kind of enterprise does the Phelps family have?
5. What is Tom's reaction when he hears that there are men with guns after the gang?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Huck get more than he's bargained for at the Phelps farm?
2. Comment upon the serious layer of meaning in the escapade to free Jim.
3. What is Jim's final act of kindness towards Huck?
4. In what way does his account of the con men's humiliation reinforce that Huck's character is maturing?
5. Comment on the way in which Tom and Huck confuse the slave who is guarding Jim.
6. Comment on Tom's proposed plans to recompense and appease Jim, who has suffered the most from Tom's absurd endeavors.
7. How has the situation escalated by Chapter 40?
8. Account for the way the townspeople now view Jim as some sort of lunatic in Chapter 41.
9. In what way is Huck's and Tom's relationship changing by Chapter 36?
10. By Chapter 38, what is Jim's attitude to the efforts being made on his behalf?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Female characters in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are somewhat marginalized. Do you agree? Discuss with close reference to the text.
Essay Topic 2
Much of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is satirical. Identify two satirical targets in the novel and demonstrate your understanding of Twain's satirical technique in presenting his point of view. Write an essay of discussion. Remember that satirical targets can be individual people, groups of people, institutions, ideologies, attitudes.
Essay Topic 3
What are the main types of conflict in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? Identify two areas of conflict in the novel (these could be internal and/or external conflicts) and discuss the importance of these for the novel as a whole. Make close reference to the text.
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