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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. What does Elijah mean when he says fragile in chapter 2?
(a) Brave.
(b) Easily broken.
(c) Unintelligent.
(d) Cowardly.

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

3. What does Elijah say in chapter 3 the preacher likes to do when he is talking?
(a) Stamp his feet.
(b) Wave his arms around.
(c) Eat.
(d) Spit.

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

5. Who is John Brown?
(a) A slave owner.
(b) A preacher.
(c) An abolitionist.
(d) A politician.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In which direction does the preacher insist on going to look for the slave catchers in chapter 4?

3. What kind of horseflies does the preacher tell everyone lives in Buxton?

4. Who does Elijah say shares the classroom with the black children of Buxton in chapter 4?

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

(see the answer key)

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