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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Elijah's mother make for the bad jokes Mr. Segee makes?
(a) He was dropped on his head as a child.
(b) He is from Mississippi.
(c) He is old.
(d) He drinks too much.

2. What is the set in Madame Sabbar's stage designed to look like?
(a) The jungles of Sweden.
(b) The rainforest of the Amazon.
(c) The woods of Buxton.
(d) The forest of Arkansas.

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

4. For whom does Mr. Leroy work?
(a) Mr. Taylor.
(b) Mrs. Brown.
(c) Mrs. Holton.
(d) Elijah's father.

5. Why does Elijah consider in chapter 3 missing some of the targets the preacher wants him to hit?
(a) He does not want to seem too perfect in case the preacher accused him of conjuring.
(b) He does not want the preacher to know how good he is.
(c) He does not want the preacher to tell everyone in town how good he is.
(d) He does not want the preacher to tell his mother he can throw rocks so accurately.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual, in Elijah's mind, about the way Mr. Leroy eats fish?

2. What does Elijah say in chapter 3 the preacher likes to do when he is talking?

3. What does Elijah think smoking has done to Samuel's body as he watches him undress in chapter 9?

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

5. What is the point of view of this novel?

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