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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many passes in chapter 17 before the people of Buxton learn of Mr. Highgate's injuries?
(a) Three days.
(b) Five days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four days.

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

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

6. What did Mr. Tillman accuse Mr. Holton of stealing, precipitating the beating that ended his life?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What does the refugee woman have tied to her back that Elijah recognizes when she steps out of the woods in chapter 11?
(a) Their food.
(b) A baby.
(c) The family pet.
(d) Her clothes.

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

14. What does Elijah's father say to the new refugees as they grow accustomed to the idea of being free in chapter 11?
(a) He explains what will happen to them next.
(b) He lectures them on the rules of Buxton.
(c) He tells them his story of escape from slavery.
(d) He points out the beauty of the sky and land.

15. What does Mr. Highgate say that the preacher did with his old rusty pistol?
(a) Threw it in the river.
(b) Threw it in the trash.
(c) Gave it to the ferry man.
(d) Gave it to a barmaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Leroy say about Elijah when Mr. Freeman tells him to leave them alone in chapter 16?

2. How do the villagers think the preacher won so much money from them as they explain it in chapter 20?

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

4. Who injured Mr. Highgate?

5. How many times do the people of Buxton ring the Liberty Bell when a new refugee arrives?

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