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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. Who lives next door to Mrs. Holton in Buxton?
(a) Mrs. Brown.
(b) Mr. Leroy.
(c) Mrs. Highgate.
(d) Miss Duncan.

2. Why does Philip Wise tell the children that Frederick Douglass refuses to come back to Buxton in chapter 4?
(a) He does not like eating the food served in Buxton.
(b) He does not want to be thrown up on again.
(c) He does not approve of the way the people of Buxton share their school with whites.
(d) He does not want to see Elijah again.

3. Who does Cooter point out in chapter 6 have not been checking up on Mr. Travis?
(a) The local bishop.
(b) The grownups.
(c) The local mayor.
(d) The school board.

4. What did Elijah once overhear his father call the preacher?
(a) A con man.
(b) A trickster.
(c) An abomination to the name of the Lord.
(d) A jackleg man of the Lord.

5. Who does Mr. Leroy tell Elijah in chapter 7 cut off his little finger of his left hand?
(a) A white slave owner.
(b) A slave.
(c) An overseer.
(d) An Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Cooter and Elijah looking at in chapter 1 when the preacher comes upon them?

2. Why does Elijah set aside two of his newly caught fist for Mrs. Brown in chapter 3?

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

4. What excuse does Elijah make at the beginning of chapter 7 for his treatment of Mr. Leroy?

5. What happened to Mr. Leroy's daughter?

(see the answer key)

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