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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Elijah and his father doing in the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Building a new shed.
(b) Cutting logs.
(c) Mowing the grass.
(d) Uprooting stumps.

2. What has Elijah's father told him that former slaves carry that other, freeborn people do not?
(a) A sense of self respect.
(b) Horrific mental scars.
(c) An understanding of God's grace.
(d) The burden of hard work.

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

4. Why does Elijah like to sit in the middle of the buckboard?
(a) To be with his friends.
(b) To hear good gossip.
(c) To avoid falling off.
(d) To be far from the plow horse.

5. What things does Madame Sabbar shoot at in chapter 8?
(a) Stuffed animals.
(b) Candles and bulls-eye targets.
(c) Lions.
(d) Audience members.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who chastises Elijah and Cooter in chapter 1 after they put a frog in the knitting of Elijah's mother?

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?

3. Who does Cooter point out in chapter 6 have not been checking up on Mr. Travis?

4. Why does Elijah think that Mr. Leroy wants to kill him in chapter 18?

5. What does Elijah's father say to the new refugees as they grow accustomed to the idea of being free in chapter 11?

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