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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elijah say in chapter 3 the preacher likes to do when he is talking?
(a) Stamp his feet.
(b) Eat.
(c) Spit.
(d) Wave his arms around.

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

3. What excuse does Elijah make at the beginning of chapter 7 for his treatment of Mr. Leroy?
(a) He was tired.
(b) He was annoyed.
(c) He was angry with his mother.
(d) He was frustrated with Cooter.

4. What did Elijah once overhear his father call the preacher?
(a) A con man.
(b) A trickster.
(c) An abomination to the name of the Lord.
(d) A jackleg man of the Lord.

5. What is unusual, in Elijah's mind, about the way Mr. Leroy eats fish?
(a) He only eats the hard fins.
(b) He only eats the soft eyes.
(c) He only eats the head.
(d) He eats everything, even the bones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which direction does the preacher insist on going to look for the slave catchers in chapter 4?

2. Why does Elijah go into Chatham in chapter 13?

3. What does Elijah think scares away the small fish and attracts the big fish?

4. What does Elijah see wandering out of the woods in chapter 4 two days after the scare of the approaching slave catchers?

5. How many children does Mrs. Holton have?

(see the answer key)

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