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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 Two, Chapter 7, what direction does Jim think he and Norman should travel?

2. What does Sammy bring to help heal the wounds on Jim's back?

3. What noise can be heard in Part Two, Chapter 9, in addition to the boiler noise?

4. In Chapter 26, what does Easter say a man was lynched for upriver?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sammy die?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Brock's life like?

9. Who is Norman?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Virginia Minstrels are white men who entertain as Blacks. They use boot black and other materials to darken their skin so they can perform as Blacks. What is Jim’s experience with blackface and what does he think about the practice?

Essay Topic 2

A character arc is the inner journey of a character in a book. What is Jim’s character arc, and what situations influence his growth and the person he becomes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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