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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. Why does Elijah say he thinks Mr. Leroy must be a good listener in chapter 7?
(a) He does not express many opinions.
(b) He does not talk much.
(c) He has lots of friends.
(d) He is kind and gentle.

2. 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 took it as a tithe payment from a devoted Christian.
(b) He found it in the woods.
(c) He inherited from a dead brother.
(d) He bought it in Detroit.

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

4. Who chastises Elijah and Cooter in chapter 1 after they put a frog in the knitting of Elijah's mother?
(a) The preacher.
(b) Elijah's father.
(c) Mr. Taylor.
(d) Mr. Leroy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elijah tell the reader in chapter 5 his mother does not cook well?

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

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

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

5. What part of their own bodies does the preacher claim the animal Cooter and Elijah are tracking in chapter 1 often bite?

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