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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the creed of Buxton settlement?
(a) One helping to uplift all.
(b) It only takes one.
(c) One working for others to be free.
(d) One free releases them all.

2. Why does Philip Wise tell the children that Frederick Douglass refuses to come back to Buxton in chapter 4?
(a) He does not want to be thrown up on again.
(b) He does not approve of the way the people of Buxton share their school with whites.
(c) He does not want to see Elijah again.
(d) He does not like eating the food served in Buxton.

3. What does Elijah's mother tell him at the end of chapter 2 that leaves him confused?
(a) To respect all adults except the preacher.
(b) To trust in something he cannot see.
(c) To disregard things adults have told him.
(d) To ignore his own instincts.

4. What things does MaWee do for the carnival that he thinks Elijah has come to replace him at in chapter 10?
(a) Cooking in the mess tent.
(b) Cleaning and working Madame Sabbar's show.
(c) Caring for the animals.
(d) Selling souvenirs.

5. What is Elijah told to throw stones at to demonstrate his skills in chapter 10?
(a) Fish.
(b) Pictures of lions.
(c) Candles.
(d) Bulls-eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the refugee reveal he has been holding behind his back as Emma coaxed him out of the woods in chapter 11?

2. In a contest between Elijah throwing rocks and the preacher shooting his pistol, who wins?

3. Who gave the Liberty Bell to Buxton as inscribed on the bell?

4. Who first showed Elijah the lake where he fishes and swims?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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