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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Frederick Douglass say the second hardest step to take toward freedom is?
(a) Deciding where to go.
(b) Making the decision.
(c) The first.
(d) The last.

2. Why does Elijah say he thinks Mr. Leroy must be a good listener in chapter 7?
(a) He is kind and gentle.
(b) He has lots of friends.
(c) He does not express many opinions.
(d) He does not talk much.

3. What does the refugee woman have tied to her back that Elijah recognizes when she steps out of the woods in chapter 11?
(a) Their food.
(b) Her clothes.
(c) A baby.
(d) The family pet.

4. Who sees the people hiding in the woods first in chapter 11?
(a) Emma.
(b) Elijah's dad.
(c) Cooter.
(d) Elijah.

5. Where did Mr. Travis grow up?
(a) California.
(b) Ontario.
(c) New York.
(d) Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Mr. Travis behave, in Cooter's opinion, when they met the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?

2. Why does Elijah dislike the fact that Mr. Travis teaches both school and Sunday school?

3. Who does Mr. Freeman suggest go with the preacher to make a deal with John Jarvey?

4. What has Elijah's father told him that former slaves carry that other, freeborn people do not?

5. What does Mr. Leroy say Elijah is doing by using a derogatory term to address himself and his classmates?

(see the answer key)

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