21. The river best serves as a symbol of which of the following in Huckleberry Finn?
A. equality
B. slavery
C. freedom
D. commerce
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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22. On what basis does progress occur as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”
A. spiritual
B. individual
C. societal
D. corporate
✅ The correct answer is option B.
23. Jim runs away from Miss Watson because:
A. she is planning to sell him to a slave trader who will take him to new orleans
B. he wants to spend time with huck
C. he is tired of being a slave
D. he wants to be re-united with his family
✅ The correct answer is option A.
24. What does Emerson consider a valid form of prayer in “Self Reliance?”?
A. latin liturgy
B. a long, quiet walk
C. meditation
D. right action
✅ The correct answer is option D.
25. Who is the only subject in the palace in Emperor Jones?
A. derek
B. an old woman
C. jeff
D. lem
✅ The correct answer is option B.
26. When Jim first sees Huck Finn on the island, he thinks Huck:
A. is a ghost
B. has run away from home
C. has come to arrest him
D. is trying to bewitch him
✅ The correct answer is option A.
27. Why must men seek solitude as mentioned in “Self Reliance?”?
A. to value society upon return
B. to experience nature
C. to think without the influence of society
D. to find god
✅ The correct answer is option C.
28. What is the only item of furniture in the palace of the emperor in Emperor Jones?
A. a rocking chair
B. a couch
C. an ottoman
D. a throne
✅ The correct answer is option D.
29. Huck’s Pap returns because he:
A. wants hucks money
B. wants revenge on judge thatcher
C. misses his son
D. all of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
30. What is society compared to in “Self Reliance?”
A. chaos
B. joint-stock company
C. conspiracy
D. nothing
✅ The correct answer is option B.