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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Frederick Douglass say the second hardest step to take toward freedom is?
(a) Making the decision.
(b) The first.
(c) The last.
(d) Deciding where to go.

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

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

5. Why does Elijah refrain from speaking to the refugee boy in chapter 11?
(a) He does not like him.
(b) He does not want to embarass him.
(c) He has nothing in common with him.
(d) He is more interested in the refugee girl.

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

7. What did Mr. Leroy call the preacher that Elijah continues to think of him as in chapter 21?
(a) Robber of hope.
(b) The stealer of dreams.
(c) The thief of hearts.
(d) An abomination.

8. How long after Elijah was Emma born?
(a) Ten days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

9. What does a notice in the post office window in Chatham tell Elijah to do?
(a) Go home, the post office is closed.
(b) Go to the dry goods store.
(c) Go to the police station.
(d) Go to the post master's house.

10. What reason does Elijah give to Mr. Leroy why he has to return by Saturday?
(a) He needs to help his father clear some stumps around Mrs. Holton's.
(b) He needs to study for a Latin test.
(c) He needs to help his mother with the preserves.
(d) He needs to go to a party.

11. Who normally preaches in Buxton on Sunday mornings?
(a) Elijah's father.
(b) Mr. Taylor.
(c) Reverend King.
(d) The preacher.

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

13. What does Elijah learn has happened to the postman in Chatham in chapter 13?
(a) He fell and broke his leg.
(b) He was hit in the head by his horse.
(c) He broke his arm.
(d) He was hit in the head by a thief.

14. What does Elijah regret drinking in the beginning of chapter 20?
(a) Tea.
(b) A glass of juice.
(c) Two glasses of milk.
(d) Whiskey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elijah go into Chatham in chapter 13?

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

3. What does Elijah's father say to the new refugees as they grow accustomed to the idea of being free in chapter 11?

4. What are Elijah and his father doing in the beginning of chapter 11?

5. In what shape is the scar on Mrs. Taylor's back that the Miss Duncans say proves she is their sister, Alice?

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