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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after Elijah was Emma born?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) Six days.

2. Where did Cooter see Mr. Travis on the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?
(a) The dry goods store.
(b) The community eating pavilion.
(c) The sawmill.
(d) Church.

3. What story is Elijah telling Mr. Leroy in chapter 7?
(a) One about Old Flapjack.
(b) The one of Cooter and Mr. Travis.
(c) One of Mrs. Holton's savings to buy her husband.
(d) One about his mother's fear of toads.

4. How many passes in chapter 17 before the people of Buxton learn of Mr. Highgate's injuries?
(a) Two days.
(b) Three days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Four days.

5. Who tells Elijah of Mr. Highgate's injuries in chapter 17?
(a) Mrs. Highgate.
(b) Emma.
(c) Cooter.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Elijah believe Mr. Leroy wants to harm at the end of chapter 17?

2. What does Mr. Highgate say that the preacher did with his old rusty pistol?

3. What does the preacher say his friend John Jarvey will do to help Mr. Leroy in chapter 16?

4. What are Elijah and his father doing in the beginning of chapter 11?

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

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