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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 the point of view of this novel?
(a) First person.
(b) Second person.
(c) Third person.
(d) Limited omniscient.

2. 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 Sweden.
(b) There are no lions in Sweden.
(c) There are no tigers in Canada.
(d) There are no lions in Canada.

3. Who does Elijah say shares the classroom with the black children of Buxton in chapter 4?
(a) French and Indian children.
(b) French and white children.
(c) White and Chinese children.
(d) Indian and white children.

4. Who sees the people hiding in the woods first in chapter 11?
(a) Elijah's dad.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Cooter.
(d) Emma.

5. What did Mr. Tillman accuse Mr. Holton of stealing, precipitating the beating that ended his life?
(a) Silver.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Gold.
(d) Tobacco.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Mrs. Holton give to Elijah for his help with work on her property?

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

3. What kind of food did Frederick Douglass compare Elijah's birth to in chapter 2?

4. Why does Elijah dislike the fact that Mr. Travis teaches both school and Sunday school?

5. What is the creed of Buxton settlement?

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