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

2. What does the refugee reveal he has been holding behind his back as Emma coaxed him out of the woods in chapter 11?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A knife.
(c) A scythe.
(d) A shotgun.

3. What type of animal does the preacher claim Elijah and Cooter are tracking in chapter 1?
(a) A hoop snake.
(b) A wild injun dog.
(c) A snipe bird.
(d) A rabid bear.

4. Who offers to take several of Elijah's fish to relieve him of his burden in chapter 5?
(a) Mr. Waller.
(b) Mrs. Brown.
(c) Miss Duncan.
(d) Mr. Leroy.

5. What does Elijah's father tell him he must learn to start doing in chapter 18?
(a) Stand up and face a situation.
(b) Stand up and face his punishment.
(c) Stop assuming the worst of people.
(d) Stop trusting people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual, in Elijah's mind, about the way Mr. Leroy eats fish?

2. What does Mr. Travis hit the top of his desk with in chapter 6?

3. When does Mr. Leroy promise Elijah he will be back home?

4. Who tells Elijah of Mr. Highgate's injuries in chapter 17?

5. What does Mr. Leroy say in chapter 16 in response to Mr. Freeman's warnings about the preacher?

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