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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 causes Elijah to have to return to Mr. Segee's in chapter 13 to trade Flapjack for a horse?
(a) Mr. Polite.
(b) Flapjack injured his leg.
(c) Flapjack is moving too slow.
(d) Mr. Leroy.

2. What does the mesmerist do after Samuel leaves the stage in chapter 9 that Elijah finds less impressive?
(a) Does a juggling act.
(b) Hypnotizes members of the audience.
(c) Attempts to conjure a rabbit out of a hat.
(d) Hypnotizes the preacher.

3. Who finds Elijah in the woods in chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Leroy.
(b) Mr. Polite.
(c) Mr. Highgate.
(d) Mr. Freeman.

4. What are Elijah and his father doing in the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Uprooting stumps.
(b) Mowing the grass.
(c) Cutting logs.
(d) Building a new shed.

5. Why does Elijah think that they should not have church on Sundays?
(a) He and his family should be allowed to sleep in.
(b) It bores him.
(c) They praise God everyday, not just Sunday.
(d) It is supposed to be a day of rest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elijah's family use their parlor for, as explained in chapter 5?

2. What does Mr. Highgate say that the preacher did with his old rusty pistol?

3. What does Mr. Travis ask the class each morning as he begins the days lessons?

4. What kind of cookies does Elijah's mother tell him Mrs. Brown baked for him in chapter 1?

5. What does Elijah tell Mrs. Bixby he will be doing until late the following day in chapter 19?

(see the answer key)

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