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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to take several of Elijah's fish to relieve him of his burden in chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Brown.
(b) Mr. Leroy.
(c) Mr. Waller.
(d) Miss Duncan.

2. Who does Elijah say shares the classroom with the black children of Buxton in chapter 4?
(a) Indian and white children.
(b) French and Indian children.
(c) White and Chinese children.
(d) French and white children.

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

4. What does Elijah's family use their parlor for, as explained in chapter 5?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Entertaining.
(c) Reading.
(d) Eating.

5. What term does Elijah's mother use for exaggeration in story telling in chapter 2?
(a) Embellishment.
(b) Prettying up.
(c) Lies.
(d) Beefing up.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Elijah's mother tell him dies a thousand deaths in chapter 1?

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

3. Where does Flapjack spend all his time while Elijah fishes in chapter 3?

4. Why does Elijah set aside two of his newly caught fist for Mrs. Brown in chapter 3?

5. On what day does chapter 1 take place?

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