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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The night of the assassination attempt, what does Jim refuse to do?

2. Who accompanies Jim as he visits the scattered parties of guards stationed along the river?

3. Why does Jim know there is something in Jim's past that he has not told her?

4. When Jim meets with the chiefs to explain the deal he made with Brown, what does Jim entreat the chiefs to do?

5. What does Doramin see when he looks at Dain Waris' body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In contrast to Jim's typical running away behavior, there were three instances in the story in which Jim refused to run away.

a. Identify the three times that Jim refused to run away.

b. Describe the situation surrounding each of these situations, as well as Jim's reasons and motivation for staying.

c. Examine how both the plot and Jim's character develop with each of these refusals to run. Support your answer with examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

Jim and Stein can be seen as kindred spirits. Although they are not quite the same, they share a number of similarities. Identify and describe these similarities. Then, based on your discussion of their similarities, identify the ways in which these two men's similarities facilitate their understanding of each other and how it deepens their relationship.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how the relationship between Jim and Jewel changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of the couple's relationship when the two first meet, when Jewel seeks reassurance from Marlow, when Jim "abandons" Jewel (and Jewel ends up at Stein's house with Tamb' Itam), and just before Jim is killed at the end of the story. What major theme in the novel is showcased through the development of their relationship? Explain and support your answer.

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