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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 Chapter 23, what are most of the slaves doing?

2. Where do the Duke and the King have Jim shackled in Part One, Chapter 24?

3. How much time does Jim have in Chapter 26 to make horse shoes?

4. Where do Jim and Huck see a poster of a runaway slave in Chapter 21?

5. In Chapter 21, at what tree do Jim and Huck get off the road and move into the woods?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Norman?

2. Why do the Virginia Ministrels have to make a sudden departure in Part One, Chapter 31?

3. Why does Wiley sell Jim?

4. How do Jim and Norman get food after they escape from Henderson after Sammy's dies?

5. In Part One, Chapter 23, why is Jim limping?

6. Whey does Jim not sing with the Minstrels in Part One, Chapter 32?

7. Why does Jim have to stay at the livery when the Duke and the King leave?

8. Who is Frank McHart?

9. How does Norman describe Jim to an old white woman in Bluebird Hole?

10. What is Brock's life like?

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

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?

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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