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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. When does Mr. Leroy promise Elijah he will be back home?
(a) The next day.
(b) A month.
(c) Never.
(d) A week.

2. Why does Elijah's mother warn him not to stay out too late in chapter 5?
(a) So he can have dessert with the familiy.
(b) So he will not be too tired to do his chores early in the morning.
(c) So he will be home in time to say his prayers.
(d) So he will can visit with the neighbors before bed.

3. What lesson was the class in the middle of in chapter 4 when the children were escorted home in small groups?
(a) Reading.
(b) Spanish.
(c) Latin.
(d) Math.

4. 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) Elijah.
(d) The preacher.

5. Where do many of the people of Buxton take their meals, as explained in chapter 5?
(a) At a group meeting place near the schoolyard.
(b) In the yard outside.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The dining room.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Elijah say the other students must have found in chapter 10?

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

4. Why does Elijah think that Mr. Leroy wants to kill him in chapter 18?

5. What does Elijah's father tell him he must learn to start doing in chapter 18?

(see the answer key)

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