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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. In a contest between Elijah throwing rocks and the preacher shooting his pistol, who wins?
(a) They tie.
(b) They decide not to keep score.
(c) The preacher.
(d) Elijah.

2. What languages does Elijah claim to be able to speak in chapter 10?
(a) Greek and Latin.
(b) Spanish and Latin.
(c) Spanish and Greek.
(d) French and Greek.

3. 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 see Elijah again.
(c) He does not approve of the way the people of Buxton share their school with whites.
(d) He does not want to be thrown up on again.

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

5. Who is Elijah surprised to find the other students surrounding in chapter 10?
(a) MaWee.
(b) Samuel.
(c) The mesmerist.
(d) The conjure man.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason is Cooter being punished again in chapter 18?

2. What kind of insect does the preacher claim in chapter 10 destroyed Abho's tribe?

3. Who does Elijah drag into the house upon arriving in chapter 1 in order to protect them from the strange animal he and Cooter were tracking?

4. In what country does Elijah live with his family?

5. What does the refugee reveal he has been holding behind his back as Emma coaxed him out of the woods in chapter 11?

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