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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 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?
(a) Lightening bolts.
(b) Pinwheels.
(c) Laser beams.
(d) Bullets.

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

3. What happened to Mr. Leroy's daughter?
(a) She was beaten to death.
(b) She was sold.
(c) She died in infancy.
(d) She was married to an Indian.

4. Where did the preacher tell people he got the fancy pistol he carries on his hip, as Elijah explains it in chapter 4?
(a) He bought it in Detroit.
(b) He found it in the woods.
(c) He inherited from a dead brother.
(d) He took it as a tithe payment from a devoted Christian.

5. What type of material does the mesmerist convince Samuel his clothing is made out of while he is hypnotized in chapter 9?
(a) Nylon.
(b) Cashmere.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is tithing?

2. What is Elijah's symbolic last name?

3. What does Mr. Leroy say Elijah is doing by using a derogatory term to address himself and his classmates?

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

5. How does Elijah know in chapter 6 that Mr. Travis feels strongly about the subject for the day?

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