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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 11, how many times has Jim read a novel before?

2. What type of blood does Huck tell Jim he spread around his father's cabin?

3. During the storm in Part One, Chapter 5, what type of snake bites Jim?

4. What did a root doctor offer Jim when he says he was carried off to another city in Part One, Chapter 1?

5. After the raft breaks apart, where does Jim find himself in Part One, Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Little George get Jim a pencil?

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

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

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

6. Where does Jim find himself and with whom in Part One, Chapter 14?

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

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

9. Why does Jim get sick on Jackson Island?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Code-switching is when a person modifies their speech, behavior, or appearance to adapt to culture or societal norms. How and why do Jim and other slaves code switch around whites?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon her interpretation of life. How does Everett use artistic license to create the realistic background of James?

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