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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do many of the people of Buxton take their meals, as explained in chapter 5?
(a) In the yard outside.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) At a group meeting place near the schoolyard.
(d) The dining room.

2. What story is Elijah telling Mr. Leroy in chapter 7?
(a) The one of Cooter and Mr. Travis.
(b) One of Mrs. Holton's savings to buy her husband.
(c) One about Old Flapjack.
(d) One about his mother's fear of toads.

3. What kind of horseflies does the preacher tell everyone lives in Buxton?
(a) The best eating ones.
(b) The biggest and most onery ones.
(c) The noisiest ones.
(d) The least annoying ones.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives next door to Mrs. Holton in Buxton?

2. Why does Elijah consider in chapter 3 missing some of the targets the preacher wants him to hit?

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

4. In what country does Elijah live with his family?

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

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