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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. Who was the man who died in the house that Jim and Huck found floating on the water?

2. In Part One, Chapter 13, how much money do some men give Huck?

3. In Part One, Chapter 15, what does Young George bring Jim?

4. In Part One, Chapter 2, how did McIntosh die?

5. In Part One, Chapter 1, what is Jim waiting for at the door of Miss Watson's kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Jim send Huck into town?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Jim get sick on Jackson Island?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in James? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters, especially Jim?

Essay Topic 2

In James, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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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