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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 do many of the people of Buxton take their meals, as explained in chapter 5?
(a) In the yard outside.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The dining room.
(d) At a group meeting place near the schoolyard.

2. What term does Elijah's mother use for exaggeration in story telling in chapter 2?
(a) Lies.
(b) Beefing up.
(c) Embellishment.
(d) Prettying up.

3. What kind of cookies does Elijah's mother tell him Mrs. Brown baked for him in chapter 1?
(a) Walnut and sugar cookies.
(b) Chocolate chip cookies.
(c) Brownie cookies.
(d) Gingerbread cookies.

4. Where did Mr. Travis grow up?
(a) Ontario.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Ohio.

5. Who told Elijah that swearing was a mistake you can't take back?
(a) Mr. Douglass.
(b) Mr. Brown.
(c) Mr. Travis.
(d) Mr. Leroy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a contest between Elijah throwing rocks and the preacher shooting his pistol, who wins?

2. Who chastises Elijah and Cooter in chapter 1 after they put a frog in the knitting of Elijah's mother?

3. What are Mr. Brown and Mr. Leroy holding as Elijah comes out of the school in chapter 4 that scares Elijah?

4. What is the point of view of this novel?

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

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