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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 kind of horseflies does the preacher tell everyone lives in Buxton?
(a) The noisiest ones.
(b) The least annoying ones.
(c) The biggest and most onery ones.
(d) The best eating ones.

2. What does Elijah's family use their parlor for, as explained in chapter 5?
(a) Reading.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Entertaining.

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

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

5. What is unusual, in Elijah's mind, about the way Mr. Leroy eats fish?
(a) He only eats the hard fins.
(b) He only eats the soft eyes.
(c) He only eats the head.
(d) He eats everything, even the bones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Cooter point out in chapter 6 have not been checking up on Mr. Travis?

2. What does Mr. Leroy say Elijah is doing by using a derogatory term to address himself and his classmates?

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

4. Why does Elijah's mother warn him not to stay out too late in chapter 5?

5. Who does Elijah's mother tell him dies a thousand deaths in chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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