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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Elijah told to throw stones at to demonstrate his skills in chapter 10?
(a) Fish.
(b) Pictures of lions.
(c) Bulls-eyes.
(d) Candles.

2. Who does Elijah drag into the house upon arriving in chapter 1 in order to protect them from the strange animal he and Cooter were tracking?
(a) Mrs. Holton.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Mrs. Brown.

3. What game do the kids decide to play once they reach the beach in chapter 14?
(a) Master and slave.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Cowboys and indians.
(d) Abolitionists and the slavers.

4. What does the preacher say Elijah will be doing by attending the carnival in chapter 8?
(a) Helping the preacher's church.
(b) Helping the slaves still attempting to escape the south.
(c) Helping his family.
(d) Helping the settlement.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Philip Wise tell the children that Frederick Douglass refuses to come back to Buxton in chapter 4?

3. Which type of animal does Elijah claim he prefers to ride in chapter 3?

4. What term does Elijah's mother use for exaggeration in story telling in chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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