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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. What does Mr. Leroy say Elijah is doing by using a derogatory term to address himself and his classmates?
(a) Keeping the hate alive.
(b) Placing them back in the category of slave.
(c) Showing his own intelligence.
(d) Degrading their intelligence.

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

3. What part of their own bodies does the preacher claim the animal Cooter and Elijah are tracking in chapter 1 often bite?
(a) Their bellies.
(b) Their tails.
(c) Their tongues.
(d) Their paws.

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

5. On what day does chapter 1 take place?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is John Brown?

3. What does Mr. Leroy say his son's name is in chapter 7?

4. What does Elijah see wandering out of the woods in chapter 4 two days after the scare of the approaching slave catchers?

5. Who told Elijah that swearing was a mistake you can't take back?

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