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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elijah tell Mrs. Bixby he will be doing until late the following day in chapter 19?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Working with Mr. Leroy.
(c) Helping Mr. Leroy buy supplies in Chatham.
(d) Working for Mr. Segee.

2. Who sees the people hiding in the woods first in chapter 11?
(a) Elijah's dad.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Emma.
(d) Cooter.

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

4. To whom does Elijah write a letter before leaving with Mr. Leroy in chapter 19?
(a) Emma.
(b) Cooter.
(c) Mrs. Bixby.
(d) His parents.

5. Why does Elijah think that they should not have church on Sundays?
(a) It bores him.
(b) He and his family should be allowed to sleep in.
(c) They praise God everyday, not just Sunday.
(d) It is supposed to be a day of rest.

6. Who was the Liberty Bell presented to as engraved on the bell?
(a) Mr. Brown.
(b) Reverend King.
(c) The Freemans.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

7. What promise does Elijah make to Mr. Leroy at the end of chapter 20?
(a) That he will free Mr. Leroy's family.
(b) That he will return home safely.
(c) That he will continue to look for the preacher to kill him.
(d) That he will steal the preacher's money.

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

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

10. What is Elijah helping Mr. Leroy to make for Mrs. Holton in chapter 15?
(a) A pillar for her house.
(b) A gate for her front yard.
(c) A sign for her bakery.
(d) A sign honoring her husband.

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

12. When does Mr. Leroy promise Elijah he will be back home?
(a) Never.
(b) A month.
(c) A week.
(d) The next day.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Leroy plan on getting to Michigan?

2. 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?

3. What is Elijah ashamed of about himself as he and his father walk out of the woods in chapter 18?

4. How does Elijah frighten off the animal in chapter 21 that attacks him outside the stable?

5. How much does Mrs. Holton give to Elijah for his help with work on her property?

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