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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 does Mr. Travis hit the top of his desk with in chapter 6?
(a) His belt.
(b) His ruler.
(c) His hand.
(d) His pointing stick.

2. What does Mr. Leroy say his son's name is in chapter 7?
(a) Ezekial.
(b) Jebediah.
(c) Adam.
(d) Elijah.

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

4. How did Mr. Travis behave, in Cooter's opinion, when they met the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Kind and gentle.
(c) Increasingly upset about something.
(d) Rudely.

5. What kind of horseflies does the preacher tell everyone lives in Buxton?
(a) The noisiest ones.
(b) The least annoying ones.
(c) The best eating ones.
(d) The biggest and most onery ones.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What are Cooter and Elijah looking at in chapter 1 when the preacher comes upon them?

4. What is shooting out of the eyes of the white man in the poster that Elijah sees in chapter 9 and says will haunt him all his life?

5. What does the preacher say Elijah will be doing by attending the carnival in chapter 8?

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