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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 27, what is the name of the tenor Daniel Decatur Emmett lost?
(a) Raleigh Nuggets.
(b) William Stockson.
(c) Charles Duncan.
(d) Andrew Buckets.

2. How many times do the bells ring to tell the man shoveling coal into the furnace on the boat to open it up all the way and put all the steam to the wheel?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What does the duke hit the blacksmith with?
(a) Buggy whip.
(b) Lash.
(c) Switch.
(d) Rope.

4. How much does Norman think it will cost to buy his wife?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $500.
(d) $1,500.

5. What instrument does Cassidy play for the Virginia Minstrels?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Tuba.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Trombone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does a woman who comes up to Jim after his first performance with the Virginia Minstrels want to talk about?

2. In Chapter 30, how many times had Jim been in a courtroom?

3. How much does Emmett think Jim's salary should be for singing?

4. What is the name of the town where Jim decides Norman should try to sell him?

5. What instrument does Big Mike play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jim made up to sing with the Virginia Minstrels?

2. What is Jim's job when he is sold to Henderson?

3. Why does Jim have to stay at the livery when the Duke and the King leave?

4. Who is Norman?

5. How do Jim and Norman get food after they escape from Henderson after Sammy's dies?

6. How did Jim get two lash scars across his back?

7. Why does Wiley sell Jim?

8. In Part One, Chapter 24, why does Huck think Jim does not trust him?

9. In Part One, Chapter 23, why is Jim limping?

10. Why do the Virginia Ministrels have to make a sudden departure in Part One, Chapter 31?

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