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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Elijah prefer to ride mules, as he discusses in chapter 20?

3. Who does Mr. Leroy think Elijah is as he lies in the street dying in chapter 20?

4. What is Mr. Leroy wearing in chapter 19?

5. Why does Mrs. Holton think that Mrs. Freeman's master did not tell her mother they were taking her to Michigan when she was a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emma give to the Taylor's older daughter? For what reason?

2. What happened to Mr. Highgate? For what reason? How did he get back to Buxton?

3. Who are the Taylors? Why have they come to Buxton?

4. Why does Elijah's father not trust the preacher to take Mr. Leroy's money and arrange for the purchase of his family?

5. What is among the supplies Elijah collects in chapter 19 for his trip to Michigan to help Mr. Leroy recover his money?

6. Whom do the Duncan sisters believe Mrs. Taylor is? For what reason?

7. How does Elijah's mother relate that her own mother reacted to the news she had gone to Canada with their white masters?

8. In chapter 14, where does the community of Buxton spend their Sunday afternoon?

9. What is significant about Emma Collins?

10. What gift does Mrs. Holton make to Mr. Leroy in chapter 15? For what purpose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Elijah? What is the special distinction about his birth? Where does Elijah live? Why is he afraid of being thought of as fragile? Why does Elijah often cry in difficult situations? How does this make Elijah feel about himself? What did Elijah do as an infant that makes him feel as though he will always have it hanging over his head? Why is Elijah afraid of snakes? What does Elijah's mother do to help him get over this fear? How does Elijah feel about this?

Essay Topic 2

What are slavers, or slave chasers? Why do two of these people come toward Buxton? What happens to them? What does the community think happened to them? How do they feel about this? What danger do slavers pose for the people of Buxton? Is it possible for the people of Buxton to be forced back into slavery? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss one of the following themes in an essay, using quotes to support your conclusions:

1) Slavery

2) Freedom

3) Family

4) Compassion

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