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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Lightening bolts.
(b) Pinwheels.
(c) Laser beams.
(d) Bullets.

3. What story is Elijah telling Mr. Leroy in chapter 7?
(a) One about Old Flapjack.
(b) The one of Cooter and Mr. Travis.
(c) One about his mother's fear of toads.
(d) One of Mrs. Holton's savings to buy her husband.

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

5. In a contest between Elijah throwing rocks and the preacher shooting his pistol, who wins?
(a) They tie.
(b) The preacher.
(c) They decide not to keep score.
(d) Elijah.

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

7. Who does the preacher say he is looking for in chapter 10 when he approaches the tents?
(a) The owner.
(b) Samuel.
(c) MaWee.
(d) Madame Sabbar.

8. What is the creed of Buxton settlement?
(a) It only takes one.
(b) One free releases them all.
(c) One working for others to be free.
(d) One helping to uplift all.

9. What is unusual, in Elijah's mind, about the way Mr. Leroy eats fish?
(a) He only eats the hard fins.
(b) He only eats the soft eyes.
(c) He only eats the head.
(d) He eats everything, even the bones.

10. In which direction does the preacher insist on going to look for the slave catchers in chapter 4?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) South.

11. What kind of cookies does Elijah's mother tell him Mrs. Brown baked for him in chapter 1?
(a) Brownie cookies.
(b) Chocolate chip cookies.
(c) Walnut and sugar cookies.
(d) Gingerbread cookies.

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

13. Where did Cooter see Mr. Travis on the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?
(a) The dry goods store.
(b) The community eating pavilion.
(c) The sawmill.
(d) Church.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elijah say the other students must have found in chapter 10?

2. How many bears did Elijah picture in the woods around Buxton due to his father's strict warnings about the area?

3. Who offers to take several of Elijah's fish to relieve him of his burden in chapter 5?

4. What is tithing?

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

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