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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. What city does a woman who comes up to Jim after his first performance with the Virginia Minstrels want to talk about?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Boston.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Chicago.

2. Where do Jim and Huck see a poster of a runaway slave in Chapter 21?
(a) Post office.
(b) Hitching post.
(c) Storefront.
(d) Saloon.

3. What do the Virginia Minstrels use to blacken their faces when they sing?
(a) Burnt cork.
(b) Coal dust.
(c) Shoe polish.
(d) Bootblack.

4. At the beginning of Part Two, Chapter 8, where do Jim and Norman hide on the steamboat?
(a) Storage room.
(b) Boiler deck.
(c) Engine room.
(d) Hull.

5. What is the name of the town where Jim decides Norman should try to sell him?
(a) Slaughtersville.
(b) Bucksnort.
(c) Bluebird Hole.
(d) Hoop and Holler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Henderson at the sawmill pay for Jim?

2. What does the man shoveling coal into the furnace on the boat get to eat sometimes?

3. What does the King call Jim in Part one, Chapter 23?

4. What does Sammy bring to help heal the wounds on Jim's back?

5. How much does Norman pay for a potato in Part Two, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan does Jim decide upon after Norman joins him?

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

3. Who is Frank McHart?

4. Why does Jim decide to escape after his first day with Henderson, and who does he take with him?

5. What do Jim and Norman do when they get on the riverboat?

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

7. What do Jim and Huck see when they spot a steamboat on fire in Part One, Chapter 21?

8. How does Easter get hurt in Part One, Chapter 25?

9. Whey does Jim not sing with the Minstrels in Part One, Chapter 32?

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

(see the answer keys)

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