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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Elijah like to sit in the middle of the buckboard?
(a) To be far from the plow horse.
(b) To be with his friends.
(c) To avoid falling off.
(d) To hear good gossip.

2. What does Mr. Leroy do in the beginning of chapter 16 that he feels he must apologize for?
(a) Cry.
(b) Cursed.
(c) Hit Elijah.
(d) Laugh.

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

4. Why does Elijah prefer to ride mules, as he discusses in chapter 20?
(a) They are gentler animals.
(b) They are slower.
(c) They are not as bumpy.
(d) They are smarter.

5. Why does Elijah want to attend the meeting in chapter 18?
(a) He wants to be a part of something grown up.
(b) They might need someone to read something for them.
(c) He wants to hear the gossip.
(d) They might need his help.

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

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

8. How many times do the people of Buxton ring the Liberty Bell when a new refugee arrives?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

9. Where do Elijah and Cooter run to in the beginning of chapter 12?
(a) The dry goods store.
(b) The schoolhouse.
(c) The church.
(d) The mayor's house.

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

11. What does Elijah use to blow his nose in chapter 11 instead of blowing it onto the ground?
(a) His shirttail.
(b) A leaf.
(c) His hanky.
(d) His shirtsleeve.

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

13. What does the writing on the letter to Mrs. Holton tell Elijah the letter contains?
(a) News of a loved one's death.
(b) A threat to return to slavery.
(c) News of friends left behind.
(d) Word of an approaching slave chaser.

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

15. Where does the ferry let Mr. Leroy and Elijah off at in chapter 20?
(a) Battle Creek.
(b) Ann Arbor.
(c) Lansing.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Elijah in the woods in chapter 18?

2. How many passes in chapter 17 before the people of Buxton learn of Mr. Highgate's injuries?

3. What game do the kids decide to play once they reach the beach in chapter 14?

4. Why does Elijah think that they should not have church on Sundays?

5. Where does Elijah meet Mr. Leroy and Mr. Polite in the beginning of chapter 15?

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