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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the writing on the letter to Mrs. Holton tell Elijah the letter contains?
(a) A threat to return to slavery.
(b) News of friends left behind.
(c) News of a loved one's death.
(d) Word of an approaching slave chaser.

2. 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?
(a) Bullets.
(b) Pinwheels.
(c) Laser beams.
(d) Lightening bolts.

3. Which type of animal does Elijah claim he prefers to ride in chapter 3?
(a) A bull.
(b) A horse.
(c) A mule.
(d) An ox.

4. How many times does Elijah realize they must ring the Liberty Bell with the arrival of a new family in chapter 12?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Eighty.

5. Who gave the Liberty Bell to Buxton as inscribed on the bell?
(a) The town of Chatham.
(b) The colored inhabitants of Pittsburgh.
(c) The original fifteen inhabitants of Buxton.
(d) The governor of Ontario.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times do the people of Buxton ring the Liberty Bell when a new refugee arrives?

2. Who is Elijah surprised to find the other students surrounding in chapter 10?

3. What excuse does Elijah's mother make for the bad jokes Mr. Segee makes?

4. What lesson was the class in the middle of in chapter 4 when the children were escorted home in small groups?

5. How many bears did Elijah picture in the woods around Buxton due to his father's strict warnings about the area?

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