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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of fruit does Elijah's mother ask him to pick in chapter 2?
(a) Apples.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) Pears.
(d) Strawberries.

2. Who chastises Elijah and Cooter in chapter 1 after they put a frog in the knitting of Elijah's mother?
(a) The preacher.
(b) Mr. Taylor.
(c) Mr. Leroy.
(d) Elijah's father.

3. Where did the preacher tell people he got the fancy pistol he carries on his hip, as Elijah explains it in chapter 4?
(a) He inherited from a dead brother.
(b) He took it as a tithe payment from a devoted Christian.
(c) He found it in the woods.
(d) He bought it in Detroit.

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

5. What is Elijah's symbolic last name?
(a) Freeman.
(b) Freeson.
(c) Freejack.
(d) Freedom.

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

7. What does Elijah tell the reader in chapter 5 his mother does not cook well?
(a) Fish and vegetables.
(b) Everything.
(c) Cakes, pies, and cookies.
(d) Beef and potatoes.

8. Who warns Elijah in the beginning of chapter 8 of the preacher's presence?
(a) Old Flapjack.
(b) Mr. Leroy.
(c) The barn cat.
(d) Mr. Segee.

9. How many bears did Elijah picture in the woods around Buxton due to his father's strict warnings about the area?
(a) Not enough to piece together a single fur coat.
(b) So many they blocked the light from passing through the trees.
(c) So many he would trip over them as he walked through the trees.
(d) So few a small group of men could kill them all.

10. Why does Elijah's mother warn him not to stay out too late in chapter 5?
(a) So he will be home in time to say his prayers.
(b) So he will not be too tired to do his chores early in the morning.
(c) So he can have dessert with the familiy.
(d) So he will can visit with the neighbors before bed.

11. What does Elijah's mother tell him at the end of chapter 2 that leaves him confused?
(a) To trust in something he cannot see.
(b) To respect all adults except the preacher.
(c) To ignore his own instincts.
(d) To disregard things adults have told him.

12. What does Elijah say the other students must have found in chapter 10?
(a) A dead animal.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A strange animal.
(d) A new refugee from slavery.

13. What part of their own bodies does the preacher claim the animal Cooter and Elijah are tracking in chapter 1 often bite?
(a) Their tails.
(b) Their bellies.
(c) Their tongues.
(d) Their paws.

14. What kind of insect does the preacher claim in chapter 10 destroyed Abho's tribe?
(a) Bama bee.
(b) Mosquitos.
(c) Horsefly.
(d) Cicadas.

15. What does Elijah say in chapter 3 the preacher likes to do when he is talking?
(a) Spit.
(b) Wave his arms around.
(c) Eat.
(d) Stamp his feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Flapjack spend all his time while Elijah fishes in chapter 3?

2. What excuse does Elijah's mother make for the bad jokes Mr. Segee makes?

3. On what day does chapter 1 take place?

4. What does Elijah notice about the mesmerist's eyes the upset him in chapter 9?

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

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