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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 time of day in Part One, Chapter 4, does Jim cross the river?

2. Near what place does Huck tell Jim he landed when he took the canoe to see if Jim's family was okay?

3. Where does the Duke say that Jim is from in Part One, Chapter 20?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Huck explores a wrecked steamboat?

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

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

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

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

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

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of James and why is that incident the climax?

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

Norman is a Black man Jim meets when he performs with the Virginia Minstrels. Who is Norman and how does Everett reveal Norman’s character traits?

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