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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 4, where does Sadie overhear that Miss Watson wants to sell Jim?

2. What last name does Jim think he would like if he could have a last name?

3. When it snows, for whom does Jim take some wood?

4. Who does Huck hear Jim mention when Jim is delirious from the snake bite?

5. In Part One, Chapter 11, how many times has Jim read a novel before?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Huck explores a wrecked steamboat?

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

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

4. How does Little George get Jim a pencil?

5. Why does Jim get sick on Jackson Island?

6. In Part One, Chapter 1, from where and how are Huck and Tom watching Jim?

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

8. Why is Sadie concerned for Jim in Part One, Chapter 4?

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

10. How does Jim realize that he and Huck have been separated in Part One?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Irony is a literary device where the real meaning of words is contradicted or concealed. Where does the Everett use irony in the book? How does the use of irony create a contrast between what readers or characters expect and what happens?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Jim’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and the person he becomes?

Essay Topic 3

Jim and Huck flee to Jackson Island. Why do Jim and Huck flee to Jackson Island, and what do their flights have in common?

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