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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. Who dresses in Aunt Sally's clothes in Chapter 40?

2. Why is Jim initially confused about getting a coat-of-arms?

3. What does the Duke threaten to do to the King if he lies again?

4. What does Huck see behind the smokehouse in Chapter 35?

5. Where is Aunt Sally's calico dress in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Huck get more than he's bargained for at the Phelps farm?

2. By Chapter 38, what is Jim's attitude to the efforts being made on his behalf?

3. Is there any rationale for the King confessing to hiding the money in the coffin?

4. Comment upon the serious layer of meaning in the escapade to free Jim.

5. Comment on Tom's proposed plans to recompense and appease Jim, who has suffered the most from Tom's absurd endeavors.

6. What happens to expose the King's lie about his arrival in the town?

7. In what way is Huck's and Tom's relationship changing by Chapter 36?

8. In what way does the opening paragraph of Chapter 31 foreshadow following events?

9. How does Tom overreach himself in his elaborate construction of fantasy in Chapter 39?

10. Who is made a scapegoat in the matter of the spoons and the rats?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The action in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn teeters between the comic and the tragic. Do you agree? Refer to specific incidents.

Essay Topic 2

There are many scenes in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in which a clash of values occurs. Discuss two character's whose values clash and how this clash affects the plot.

Essay Topic 3

For many, the conclusion of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a failure. Why do you think some people hold that view? Do you agree or disagree with it? Write a fluent essay in which you discuss and evaluate the final two chapters of the novel.

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