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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22, 23 and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to take several of Elijah's fish to relieve him of his burden in chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Brown.
(b) Miss Duncan.
(c) Mr. Waller.
(d) Mr. Leroy.

2. What causes Elijah to have to return to Mr. Segee's in chapter 13 to trade Flapjack for a horse?
(a) Mr. Leroy.
(b) Mr. Polite.
(c) Flapjack is moving too slow.
(d) Flapjack injured his leg.

3. What does Elijah's father say to the new refugees as they grow accustomed to the idea of being free in chapter 11?
(a) He explains what will happen to them next.
(b) He lectures them on the rules of Buxton.
(c) He points out the beauty of the sky and land.
(d) He tells them his story of escape from slavery.

4. What does Elijah's father tell him he must learn to start doing in chapter 18?
(a) Stand up and face a situation.
(b) Stop trusting people.
(c) Stand up and face his punishment.
(d) Stop assuming the worst of people.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the preacher say he is looking for in chapter 10 when he approaches the tents?

3. What kind of food did Frederick Douglass compare Elijah's birth to in chapter 2?

4. Why does Elijah try to avoid leaving the church in his parents' company in chapter 14?

5. On what day does chapter 3 take place?

(see the answer key)

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