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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of their own bodies does the preacher claim the animal Cooter and Elijah are tracking in chapter 1 often bite?
(a) Their paws.
(b) Their bellies.
(c) Their tongues.
(d) Their tails.

2. What term does Elijah's mother use for exaggeration in story telling in chapter 2?
(a) Beefing up.
(b) Prettying up.
(c) Embellishment.
(d) Lies.

3. For whom does Mr. Leroy work?
(a) Mrs. Brown.
(b) Mrs. Holton.
(c) Elijah's father.
(d) Mr. Taylor.

4. Who is John Brown?
(a) A slave owner.
(b) An abolitionist.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A politician.

5. Who told Elijah that swearing was a mistake you can't take back?
(a) Mr. Brown.
(b) Mr. Leroy.
(c) Mr. Douglass.
(d) Mr. Travis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the preacher always tote as mentioned by Elijah in chapter 1?

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

3. Who chastises Elijah and Cooter in chapter 1 after they put a frog in the knitting of Elijah's mother?

4. What are Cooter and Elijah looking at in chapter 1 when the preacher comes upon them?

5. What is the point of view of this novel?

(see the answer key)

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