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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes Elijah to have to return to Mr. Segee's in chapter 13 to trade Flapjack for a horse?
(a) Flapjack injured his leg.
(b) Mr. Polite.
(c) Mr. Leroy.
(d) Flapjack is moving too slow.

2. What does Elijah's father tell him he must learn to start doing in chapter 18?
(a) Stand up and face his punishment.
(b) Stand up and face a situation.
(c) Stop trusting people.
(d) Stop assuming the worst of people.

3. What is Elijah ashamed of about himself as he and his father walk out of the woods in chapter 18?
(a) He did not run very far.
(b) He cried.
(c) He ran.
(d) He tore his pants.

4. Who tells Elijah of Mr. Highgate's injuries in chapter 17?
(a) His mother.
(b) Cooter.
(c) Mrs. Highgate.
(d) Emma.

5. What does Mr. Leroy say he wants to do with the money Mrs. Holton gave him?
(a) Move to Toronto.
(b) Buy a new horse.
(c) Return to America.
(d) Buy his wife and children.

6. What does the refugee reveal he has been holding behind his back as Emma coaxed him out of the woods in chapter 11?
(a) A scythe.
(b) A shotgun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pistol.

7. Who tells Mr. Leroy that Elijah is not as smart as Emma Collins?
(a) Mr. Segee.
(b) The preacher.
(c) Mrs. Holton.
(d) Mr. Polite.

8. Why does Mrs. Holton think that Mrs. Freeman's master did not tell her mother they were taking her to Michigan when she was a child?
(a) She might have caused a rebellion amond the slaves.
(b) She might have refused to let them take her.
(c) She might have run off with her.
(d) She might have insisted on going herself.

9. Who does Mr. Leroy think Elijah is as he lies in the street dying in chapter 20?
(a) Elijah.
(b) His son, Ezekial.
(c) The preacher.
(d) His wife.

10. Why does Elijah try to avoid leaving the church in his parents' company in chapter 14?
(a) He wants to run around with his friends.
(b) He is embarrassed by his mother's devotion to church.
(c) He does not want Mr. Taylor to talk to his parents about his schoolwork.
(d) He does not want to be forced to behave.

11. How many slaves does Elijah discover chained in the stable with the preacher?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

12. Why does Elijah's father instruct Cooter to go get Emma in chapter 11?
(a) To bring them some water.
(b) To help with the work.
(c) To help Elijah's mother with lunch.
(d) To help coax the new refugees out of the woods.

13. Who does Emma disrespectfully speak to before speaking to Elijah, as noted in chapter 10?
(a) Cooter.
(b) The wall.
(c) The grownups.
(d) A mule.

14. What are Elijah and his father doing in the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Uprooting stumps.
(b) Cutting logs.
(c) Mowing the grass.
(d) Building a new shed.

15. How much does Mrs. Holton give to Elijah for his help with work on her property?
(a) A dime.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A dollar.
(d) A nickel.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Elijah write a letter before leaving with Mr. Leroy in chapter 19?

2. What reason does Elijah give to Mr. Leroy why he has to return by Saturday?

3. What did Frederick Douglass say the second hardest step to take toward freedom is?

4. Who normally preaches in Buxton on Sunday mornings?

5. What does Mr. Leroy do in the beginning of chapter 16 that he feels he must apologize for?

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