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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. In Part One, Chapter 19, where does Huck tell two men he came from?

2. What berries do Jim and Huck find on Jackson Island?

3. Who does a young man who got in trouble for selling a paste for teeth say he is?

4. In Part One, Chapter 18, how wide is the river in some places?

5. What food does Huck find in a house floating down the river during the flood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Huck tell Jim about a feud between the Shepherdsons and Grangerfords?

2. What do Huck and Tom do while Jim pretends to sleep?

3. What story does Huck tell the men who call themselves King and Duke?

4. What do Huck and Jim find in a house floating down the river during the flood?

5. Why is Jim concerned when Huck tells him that he faked his death?

6. What does Miss Wilson ask Jim to do when she learns that Huck's father is back in town?

7. What do Jim and Huck find in the robbers' skiff, and what do they keep?

8. What happens when Jim finds Huck in Part One, Chapter 17?

9. What lessons does Jim give his daughter and other slave children and why does he give those lessons?

10. What does Jim see as he leaves the area where he met four Black men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Huck thinks that he might be stealing when he does not try to return Jim to Miss Watson. Why is it a struggle for Huck to understand right and wrong?

Essay Topic 2

Light-skinned Blacks could and sometimes did pass as white. Why does Norman pass as a white man?

Essay Topic 3

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in James, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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