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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 1, what is Jim waiting for at the door of Miss Watson's kitchen?

2. What are the names of two of the authors of books in the robbers' stash?

3. What river are Jim and Huck approaching at the end of Part One, Chapter 12?

4. In Part One, Chapter 2, to how many children besides his daughter does Jim give a language lesson?

5. After passing what river town, do Jim and Huck see little?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Jim get sick on Jackson Island?

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

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

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

6. What story does the Duke tell the crowd at the revival?

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

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

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

10. What happens when Huck explores a wrecked steamboat?

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

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 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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