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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 does Elijah's mother tell him dies a thousand deaths in chapter 1?
(a) Cowards.
(b) Cowboys.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Indians.

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

3. Who is John Brown?
(a) An abolitionist.
(b) A politician.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A slave owner.

4. In what country does Elijah live with his family?
(a) Canada.
(b) Australia.
(c) England.
(d) America.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elijah consider in chapter 3 missing some of the targets the preacher wants him to hit?

2. Who offers to take several of Elijah's fish to relieve him of his burden in chapter 5?

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

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

5. What kind of food did Frederick Douglass compare Elijah's birth to in chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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