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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What languages does Elijah claim to be able to speak in chapter 10?
(a) French and Greek.
(b) Greek and Latin.
(c) Spanish and Greek.
(d) Spanish and Latin.

3. What tribe does the preacher suggest Elijah was once a member of in chapter 10?
(a) Chinowitz.
(b) Cherokees.
(c) Chochotes.
(d) Commanchees.

4. What does Mr. Leroy say his son's name is in chapter 7?
(a) Adam.
(b) Ezekial.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Jebediah.

5. 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 took it as a tithe payment from a devoted Christian.
(b) He inherited from a dead brother.
(c) He found it in the woods.
(d) He bought it in Detroit.

6. What is shooting out of the eyes of the white man in the poster that Elijah sees in chapter 9 and says will haunt him all his life?
(a) Bullets.
(b) Lightening bolts.
(c) Pinwheels.
(d) Laser beams.

7. Where do many of the people of Buxton take their meals, as explained in chapter 5?
(a) In the yard outside.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) At a group meeting place near the schoolyard.
(d) The dining room.

8. Who does Cooter point out in chapter 6 have not been checking up on Mr. Travis?
(a) The grownups.
(b) The school board.
(c) The local mayor.
(d) The local bishop.

9. Who is Elijah surprised to find the other students surrounding in chapter 10?
(a) The conjure man.
(b) MaWee.
(c) The mesmerist.
(d) Samuel.

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

11. What is the set in Madame Sabbar's stage designed to look like?
(a) The rainforest of the Amazon.
(b) The forest of Arkansas.
(c) The jungles of Sweden.
(d) The woods of Buxton.

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

13. What type of material does the mesmerist convince Samuel his clothing is made out of while he is hypnotized in chapter 9?
(a) Cashmere.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Nylon.
(d) Silk.

14. What does Elijah think in chapter 6 will happen to Mr. Travis after he teaches the students about a family breeding contest?
(a) He will be arrested for indecency.
(b) He will be fired and sent home.
(c) He will be tar and feathered.
(d) He will be sent back to America.

15. What does Elijah think scares away the small fish and attracts the big fish?
(a) The way the horseflies drown in the water.
(b) The way the horseflies fly above the water.
(c) The way the horseflies move on the water's surface.
(d) The way the horseflies dive bomb the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fruit does Elijah's mother ask him to pick in chapter 2?

2. What are Cooter and Elijah looking at in chapter 1 when the preacher comes upon them?

3. On what day does chapter 1 take place?

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

5. Why does Elijah say he thinks Mr. Leroy must be a good listener in chapter 7?

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