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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 does Mr. Travis ask the class each morning as he begins the days lessons?
(a) Are you ready to learn, ready to increase your knowledge?
(b) Are you ready to learn, are you ready to grow?
(c) Are you ready to expand your horizons?
(d) Are you ready to prepare for your futures?

2. What does Mr. Travis hit the top of his desk with in chapter 6?
(a) His hand.
(b) His pointing stick.
(c) His ruler.
(d) His belt.

3. What did Frederick Douglass say the second hardest step to take toward freedom is?
(a) Making the decision.
(b) Deciding where to go.
(c) The last.
(d) The first.

4. 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.

5. How many bears did Elijah picture in the woods around Buxton due to his father's strict warnings about the area?
(a) So many he would trip over them as he walked through the trees.
(b) Not enough to piece together a single fur coat.
(c) So many they blocked the light from passing through the trees.
(d) So few a small group of men could kill them all.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Elijah meet Mr. Leroy and Mr. Polite in the beginning of chapter 15?

2. Where does Flapjack spend all his time while Elijah fishes in chapter 3?

3. Where did Cooter see Mr. Travis on the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?

4. Who told Elijah that swearing was a mistake you can't take back?

5. Who tells Elijah of Mr. Highgate's injuries in chapter 17?

(see the answer key)

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