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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long after Elijah was Emma born?
(a) Two days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Six days.

3. What does Mr. Travis ask the class each morning as he begins the days lessons?
(a) Are you ready to prepare for your futures?
(b) Are you ready to learn, ready to increase your knowledge?
(c) Are you ready to expand your horizons?
(d) Are you ready to learn, are you ready to grow?

4. What does Elijah think in chapter 6 will happen to Mr. Travis after he teaches the students about a family breeding contest?
(a) He will be arrested for indecency.
(b) He will be fired and sent home.
(c) He will be tar and feathered.
(d) He will be sent back to America.

5. What has Elijah's father told him that former slaves carry that other, freeborn people do not?
(a) Horrific mental scars.
(b) The burden of hard work.
(c) A sense of self respect.
(d) An understanding of God's grace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Mr. Leroy that Elijah is not as smart as Emma Collins?

2. In what shape is the scar on Mrs. Taylor's back that the Miss Duncans say proves she is their sister, Alice?

3. Why does Mr. Leroy never eat until late in the day according to Elijah in chapter 5?

4. Where did Mr. Travis grow up?

5. What does Mr. Leroy say in chapter 16 in response to Mr. Freeman's warnings about the preacher?

(see the answer key)

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