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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Elijah drag into the house upon arriving in chapter 1 in order to protect them from the strange animal he and Cooter were tracking?
(a) Mrs. Brown.
(b) His mother.
(c) Mrs. Holton.
(d) His father.

2. Who does Elijah's mother tell him dies a thousand deaths in chapter 1?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Cowboys.
(c) Indians.
(d) Cowards.

3. What is Mr. Leroy's scar on his chest in the shape of?
(a) A letter T.
(b) A cross.
(c) A ranch's brand.
(d) A letter S.

4. Who chastises Elijah and Cooter in chapter 1 after they put a frog in the knitting of Elijah's mother?
(a) The preacher.
(b) Mr. Leroy.
(c) Mr. Taylor.
(d) Elijah's father.

5. How does Elijah know in chapter 6 that Mr. Travis feels strongly about the subject for the day?
(a) He underlined it three times.
(b) He told them about it half a dozen times before that day.
(c) He allowed the students to come into the classroom early to prepare.
(d) He moved around the room excitedly as he spoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elijah's mother warn him not to stay out too late in chapter 5?

2. What is unusual, in Elijah's mind, about the way Mr. Leroy eats fish?

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

4. What kind of food did Frederick Douglass compare Elijah's birth to in chapter 2?

5. What does Mr. Leroy say his son's name is in chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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