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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 instrument does Big Mike play?

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

3. In Part Two, Chapter 7, what direction does Jim think he and Norman should travel?

4. How many fish do Jim and Norman find on a trotline in Part Two, Chapter 7?

5. At the end of Chapter 22, how many times does the Duke hit Jim around his thighs?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Easter get hurt in Part One, Chapter 25?

4. What are the first things that Easter instructs Jim to do?

5. In Part One, Chapter 24, what happens when the Duke and the King take Jim and Huck to a livery?

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

7. What do Jim and Norman do when they get on the riverboat?

8. What is Brock's life like?

9. What do Jim and Huck see when they spot a steamboat on fire in Part One, Chapter 21?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Everett use cliffhangers in James? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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