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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the point of view of this novel?
(a) Limited omniscient.
(b) Second person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

2. Why does Elijah's mother warn him not to stay out too late in chapter 5?
(a) So he will be home in time to say his prayers.
(b) So he will not be too tired to do his chores early in the morning.
(c) So he can have dessert with the familiy.
(d) So he will can visit with the neighbors before bed.

3. What are Mr. Brown and Mr. Leroy holding as Elijah comes out of the school in chapter 4 that scares Elijah?
(a) Guns.
(b) Knives.
(c) Ropes.
(d) Chains.

4. Why does Mr. Leroy never eat until late in the day according to Elijah in chapter 5?
(a) He preferred to take his meals alone.
(b) He always waited for Elijah to bring him his meals.
(c) He always worked later than everyone else.
(d) He never left his office till dark.

5. What kind of food did Frederick Douglass compare Elijah's birth to in chapter 2?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Pound cake.
(c) Ham.
(d) Cherry pie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of their own bodies does the preacher claim the animal Cooter and Elijah are tracking in chapter 1 often bite?

2. On what day does chapter 1 take place?

3. What excuse does Elijah's mother make for the bad jokes Mr. Segee makes?

4. On what day does chapter 3 take place?

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

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