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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elijah think scares away the small fish and attracts the big fish?
(a) The way the horseflies drown in the water.
(b) The way the horseflies dive bomb the water.
(c) The way the horseflies move on the water's surface.
(d) The way the horseflies fly above the water.

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

3. What does one of the farmer's in line for Madame Sabbar's show insist is wrong with the barker's claims about her skills?
(a) There are no tigers in Canada.
(b) There are no lions in Sweden.
(c) There are no lions in Canada.
(d) There are no tigers in Sweden.

4. What is tithing?
(a) A financial donation to the church.
(b) A type of hymnal.
(c) A type of prayer.
(d) A tip for the local preacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cooter see Mr. Travis on the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?

2. What does the preacher accuse Elijah of doing to catch fish in chapter 3?

3. What weapon does Madame Sabbar use in her act in chapter 8?

4. What is Mr. Leroy's scar on his chest in the shape of?

5. What happened to Mr. Leroy's daughter?

(see the answer key)

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