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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. What does the preacher say his friend John Jarvey will do to help Mr. Leroy in chapter 16?
(a) Ask his abolitionist friends to help Mr. Leroy's family escape.
(b) Provide a safe hiding place for Mr. Leroy's runaway family.
(c) Buy Mr. Leroy's family and bring them to Michigan.
(d) Bring Mr. Leroy safely to his family.

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

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

7. Who does Elijah believe Mr. Leroy wants to harm at the end of chapter 17?
(a) Mr. Highgate.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Mr. Jarvey.
(d) The preacher.

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

9. In what shape is the scar on Mrs. Taylor's back that the Miss Duncans say proves she is their sister, Alice?
(a) A circle.
(b) A moon.
(c) A square.
(d) A heart.

10. What does Mr. Leroy say about Elijah when Mr. Freeman tells him to leave them alone in chapter 16?
(a) He's smart.
(b) He's grown.
(c) He's his friend.
(d) He's not a gossip.

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

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

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

14. Why does Elijah try to avoid leaving the church in his parents' company in chapter 14?
(a) He does not want to be forced to behave.
(b) He is embarrassed by his mother's devotion to church.
(c) He wants to run around with his friends.
(d) He does not want Mr. Taylor to talk to his parents about his schoolwork.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What attacks Elijah as he approaches the stable where the preacher is supposed to be gambling in chapter 21?

2. Where do Elijah and Cooter run to in the beginning of chapter 12?

3. What is Elijah helping Mr. Leroy to make for Mrs. Holton in chapter 15?

4. What did Mr. Leroy call the preacher that Elijah continues to think of him as in chapter 21?

5. Who normally preaches in Buxton on Sunday mornings?

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