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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. On what day does chapter 1 take place?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

2. Who first showed Elijah the lake where he fishes and swims?
(a) Mr. Leroy.
(b) Old Flapjack.
(c) Mr. Segee.
(d) The preacher.

3. Who told Elijah that swearing was a mistake you can't take back?
(a) Mr. Travis.
(b) Mr. Brown.
(c) Mr. Leroy.
(d) Mr. Douglass.

4. What did Elijah once overhear his father call the preacher?
(a) An abomination to the name of the Lord.
(b) A con man.
(c) A trickster.
(d) A jackleg man of the Lord.

5. What is the creed of Buxton settlement?
(a) One free releases them all.
(b) It only takes one.
(c) One helping to uplift all.
(d) One working for others to be free.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of their own bodies does the preacher claim the animal Cooter and Elijah are tracking in chapter 1 often bite?

3. Where do many of the people of Buxton take their meals, as explained in chapter 5?

4. How many bears did Elijah picture in the woods around Buxton due to his father's strict warnings about the area?

5. What type of animal does the preacher claim Elijah and Cooter are tracking in chapter 1?

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