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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Leroy say Elijah is doing by using a derogatory term to address himself and his classmates?
(a) Showing his own intelligence.
(b) Placing them back in the category of slave.
(c) Degrading their intelligence.
(d) Keeping the hate alive.

2. For whom did Mr. Leroy build a house all by himself?
(a) Mrs. Brown.
(b) Mrs. Johnson.
(c) Mrs. Holton.
(d) Miss Duncan.

3. In what country does Elijah live with his family?
(a) England.
(b) Australia.
(c) Canada.
(d) America.

4. What kind of insect does the preacher claim in chapter 10 destroyed Abho's tribe?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Mosquitos.
(c) Bama bee.
(d) Horsefly.

5. What does Elijah think scares away the small fish and attracts the big fish?
(a) The way the horseflies move on the water's surface.
(b) The way the horseflies drown in the water.
(c) The way the horseflies dive bomb the water.
(d) The way the horseflies fly above the water.

6. What does the preacher accuse Elijah of doing to catch fish in chapter 3?
(a) Bewitching.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Conjuring.
(d) Lying.

7. Who is Elijah surprised to find the other students surrounding in chapter 10?
(a) MaWee.
(b) The conjure man.
(c) Samuel.
(d) The mesmerist.

8. How did Mr. Travis behave, in Cooter's opinion, when they met the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?
(a) Increasingly upset about something.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Kind and gentle.
(d) Rudely.

9. How does Elijah know in chapter 6 that Mr. Travis feels strongly about the subject for the day?
(a) He allowed the students to come into the classroom early to prepare.
(b) He told them about it half a dozen times before that day.
(c) He underlined it three times.
(d) He moved around the room excitedly as he spoke.

10. Why does Elijah's mother warn him not to stay out too late in chapter 5?
(a) So he can have dessert with the familiy.
(b) So he will can visit with the neighbors before bed.
(c) So he will not be too tired to do his chores early in the morning.
(d) So he will be home in time to say his prayers.

11. What does MaWee ask Elijah to read to him in chapter 10?
(a) A contract he signed with the owner of the carnival.
(b) A sign for Madame Sabbar's show.
(c) A letter his mother sent him.
(d) A passage from the Bible.

12. Why does Elijah set aside two of his newly caught fist for Mrs. Brown in chapter 3?
(a) To trade for a fresh bushel of berries.
(b) To trade for a new book.
(c) To trade for a fresh pie.
(d) To trade for a new magazine.

13. What does the preacher say Elijah will be doing by attending the carnival in chapter 8?
(a) Helping the slaves still attempting to escape the south.
(b) Helping his family.
(c) Helping the preacher's church.
(d) Helping the settlement.

14. What are Mr. Brown and Mr. Leroy holding as Elijah comes out of the school in chapter 4 that scares Elijah?
(a) Knives.
(b) Ropes.
(c) Chains.
(d) Guns.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Leroy's scar on his chest in the shape of?

2. What type of animal does the preacher claim Elijah and Cooter are tracking in chapter 1?

3. What does Mr. Leroy say his son's name is in chapter 7?

4. What does Elijah think in chapter 6 will happen to Mr. Travis after he teaches the students about a family breeding contest?

5. What is shooting out of the eyes of the white man in the poster that Elijah sees in chapter 9 and says will haunt him all his life?

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