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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What concerns Elijah about the horse in chapter 20 he and Mr. Leroy are riding?
(a) Mr. Leroy is pushing it too hard.
(b) It is too slow to get them to Michigan.
(c) It is too small to carry both he and Mr. Leroy.
(d) It is lame.

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

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 refused to let them take her.
(b) She might have caused a rebellion amond the slaves.
(c) She might have insisted on going herself.
(d) She might have run off with her.

9. How do the villagers think the preacher won so much money from them as they explain it in chapter 20?
(a) He could read their bluffs well.
(b) He was using some kind of system.
(c) He had good luck.
(d) He cheated.

10. What does the refugee girl seem to think Emma is in chapter 11?
(a) A conjurer.
(b) A haint.
(c) A monster.
(d) A celebrity.

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

12. Who gave the Liberty Bell to Buxton as inscribed on the bell?
(a) The governor of Ontario.
(b) The colored inhabitants of Pittsburgh.
(c) The town of Chatham.
(d) The original fifteen inhabitants of Buxton.

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

14. Who injured Mr. Highgate?
(a) Police officers.
(b) Villagers.
(c) Slavers.
(d) The preacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Elijah try to avoid leaving the church in his parents' company in chapter 14?

2. Who was the Liberty Bell presented to as engraved on the bell?

3. Why does Elijah think that Mr. Leroy wants to kill him in chapter 18?

4. Who does Mr. Leroy think Elijah is as he lies in the street dying in chapter 20?

5. Why does Elijah want to attend the meeting in chapter 18?

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