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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the preacher tell people he got the fancy pistol he carries on his hip, as Elijah explains it in chapter 4?
(a) He inherited from a dead brother.
(b) He took it as a tithe payment from a devoted Christian.
(c) He bought it in Detroit.
(d) He found it in the woods.

2. What does Mr. Travis hit the top of his desk with in chapter 6?
(a) His belt.
(b) His ruler.
(c) His pointing stick.
(d) His hand.

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

4. What kind of food did Frederick Douglass compare Elijah's birth to in chapter 2?
(a) Cherry pie.
(b) Ham.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Pound cake.

5. What does Elijah tell the reader in chapter 5 his mother does not cook well?
(a) Beef and potatoes.
(b) Cakes, pies, and cookies.
(c) Fish and vegetables.
(d) Everything.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elijah mean when he says fragile in chapter 2?

2. In what two parts does Elijah separate his chores?

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

4. Who does Elijah say shares the classroom with the black children of Buxton in chapter 4?

5. Why does Philip Wise tell the children that Frederick Douglass refuses to come back to Buxton in chapter 4?

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