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

2. How long does it take Jim and Norman to make a paddle in Part Two, Chapter 7?

3. What city does a woman who comes up to Jim after his first performance with the Virginia Minstrels want to talk about?

4. In Chapter 31, who sneaks into Jim's tent at night?

5. Where is Jim burned in Part Two, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jim decide to escape after his first day with Henderson, and who does he take with him?

2. Who is Norman?

3. What is Brock's life like?

4. At the end of Part Two, how do Jim and Norman end up in the river again?

5. How did Jim get two lash scars across his back?

6. How does Sammy die?

7. What plan does Jim decide upon after Norman joins him?

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

9. In Part One, Chapter 24, why does Huck think Jim does not trust him?

10. How is Jim made up to sing with the Virginia Minstrels?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

It is revealed that Huck is Jim’s son. How does Everett use foreshadowing to hint at their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Daniel Decatur Emmett claims to be against slavery. What are his views about slavery and are they hypocritical?

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