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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elijah notice about the mesmerist's eyes the upset him in chapter 9?
(a) He has three sets of eyes.
(b) His eyes are a strange color.
(c) His eyes seem to see nothing.
(d) He has two sets of eyes.

2. Where did Mr. Travis grow up?
(a) New York.
(b) Ontario.
(c) California.
(d) Ohio.

3. What does the mesmerist do after Samuel leaves the stage in chapter 9 that Elijah finds less impressive?
(a) Attempts to conjure a rabbit out of a hat.
(b) Does a juggling act.
(c) Hypnotizes the preacher.
(d) Hypnotizes members of the audience.

4. What happened to Mr. Leroy's daughter?
(a) She was married to an Indian.
(b) She died in infancy.
(c) She was sold.
(d) She was beaten to death.

5. What is tithing?
(a) A type of prayer.
(b) A financial donation to the church.
(c) A tip for the local preacher.
(d) A type of hymnal.

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

7. Who first showed Elijah the lake where he fishes and swims?
(a) Mr. Leroy.
(b) Mr. Segee.
(c) The preacher.
(d) Old Flapjack.

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

9. Why does Mr. Leroy never eat until late in the day according to Elijah in chapter 5?
(a) He never left his office till dark.
(b) He always waited for Elijah to bring him his meals.
(c) He preferred to take his meals alone.
(d) He always worked later than everyone else.

10. What are Cooter and Elijah looking at in chapter 1 when the preacher comes upon them?
(a) Bird tracks.
(b) Snake tracks.
(c) Dog tracks.
(d) Bear tracks.

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

12. Who does Mr. Leroy tell Elijah in chapter 7 cut off his little finger of his left hand?
(a) An Indian.
(b) An overseer.
(c) A slave.
(d) A white slave owner.

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

14. What kind of food did Frederick Douglass compare Elijah's birth to in chapter 2?
(a) Pound cake.
(b) Ham.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Cherry pie.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the set in Madame Sabbar's stage designed to look like?

2. What does Elijah think smoking has done to Samuel's body as he watches him undress in chapter 9?

3. For whom does Mr. Leroy work?

4. How long ago does Charles Mondial Vaughn say he was knighted in chapter 10?

5. What is Elijah's symbolic last name?

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