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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Elijah frighten off the animal in chapter 21 that attacks him outside the stable?
(a) With a deep yell.
(b) With the pistol.
(c) With rocks.
(d) With a knife.

3. Where does Elijah meet Mr. Leroy and Mr. Polite in the beginning of chapter 15?
(a) The sawmill.
(b) The church.
(c) The garden.
(d) Mrs. Holton's.

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

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

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

7. Who finds Elijah in the woods in chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Freeman.
(b) Mr. Polite.
(c) Mr. Leroy.
(d) Mr. Highgate.

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

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

10. How many children does Mrs. Holton have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

11. 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 mother with the preserves.
(c) He needs to go to a party.
(d) He needs to help his father clear some stumps around Mrs. Holton's.

12. How long does it take Elijah to rewrite the statement for Mrs. Holton in chapter 15?
(a) A week.
(b) A day.
(c) Three days.
(d) An hour.

13. How much does Mrs. Holton give to Elijah for his help with work on her property?
(a) A nickel.
(b) A dime.
(c) A quarter.
(d) A dollar.

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

15. 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 lectures them on the rules of Buxton.
(b) He tells them his story of escape from slavery.
(c) He explains what will happen to them next.
(d) He points out the beauty of the sky and land.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Mr. Highgate say happened to his own shotgun?

4. What does the preacher say his friend John Jarvey will do to help Mr. Leroy in chapter 16?

5. What did Mr. Tillman accuse Mr. Holton of stealing, precipitating the beating that ended his life?

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