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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 does Elijah see wandering out of the woods in chapter 4 two days after the scare of the approaching slave catchers?
(a) A bloody man.
(b) A white horse.
(c) A grey mule.
(d) A ghost.

2. How many times does Elijah realize they must ring the Liberty Bell with the arrival of a new family in chapter 12?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) One hundred.

3. What is unusual, in Elijah's mind, about the way Mr. Leroy eats fish?
(a) He only eats the soft eyes.
(b) He only eats the hard fins.
(c) He eats everything, even the bones.
(d) He only eats the head.

4. What is tithing?
(a) A type of prayer.
(b) A type of hymnal.
(c) A financial donation to the church.
(d) A tip for the local preacher.

5. What does one of the farmer's in line for Madame Sabbar's show insist is wrong with the barker's claims about her skills?
(a) There are no tigers in Sweden.
(b) There are no lions in Canada.
(c) There are no lions in Sweden.
(d) There are no tigers in Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what two parts does Elijah separate his chores?

2. Who sees the people hiding in the woods first in chapter 11?

3. Who lives next door to Mrs. Holton in Buxton?

4. Where did the preacher tell people he got the fancy pistol he carries on his hip, as Elijah explains it in chapter 4?

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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