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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 always worked later than everyone else.
(d) He preferred to take his meals alone.

4. What is the point of view of this novel?
(a) Third person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Limited omniscient.

5. Where does Flapjack spend all his time while Elijah fishes in chapter 3?
(a) The blackberry bushes.
(b) The water.
(c) Lying on the beach.
(d) The stable.

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

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

8. What does Cooter express as odd as he and Elijah wait outside the school on Monday morning in chapter 10?
(a) There are too many grownups.
(b) The grownups seem excited about something.
(c) There is no one else there.
(d) There are strange kids hanging around.

9. On what day does chapter 3 take place?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

10. What term does Elijah's mother use for exaggeration in story telling in chapter 2?
(a) Lies.
(b) Embellishment.
(c) Beefing up.
(d) Prettying up.

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

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

13. What things does Madame Sabbar shoot at in chapter 8?
(a) Audience members.
(b) Candles and bulls-eye targets.
(c) Stuffed animals.
(d) Lions.

14. What lesson was the class in the middle of in chapter 4 when the children were escorted home in small groups?
(a) Latin.
(b) Reading.
(c) Math.
(d) Spanish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the preacher say he is looking for in chapter 10 when he approaches the tents?

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

3. Who does Mr. Leroy tell Elijah in chapter 7 cut off his little finger of his left hand?

4. How does Elijah know in chapter 6 that Mr. Travis feels strongly about the subject for the day?

5. How did Mr. Travis behave, in Cooter's opinion, when they met the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?

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