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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 does Jim catch after recovering from the snake bite?

2. In Part One, Chapter 20, what does the Duke say he used to be?

3. What type of tree is at the junction of a wagon road and path in Part One, Chapter 20?

4. In Part One, Chapter 2, what is Jim hauling from the buckboard to the shed in the back of Widow Douglas's house?

5. What does the Duke say the name of his ship was?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Huck and Jim escape when some men come upon them in Part One?

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

5. What happened to a man named McIntosh in St. Louis?

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

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

8. How does Little George get Jim a pencil?

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

10. When it snows in early spring, how do the Blacks get wood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Reading and writing help Jim have control over his mind and thoughts. What are the benefits and dangers of reading and writing for Jim?

Essay Topic 2

Daniel Decatur Emmett claims to be against slavery. What are his views about slavery and are they hypocritical?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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