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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Leroy say in chapter 16 in response to Mr. Freeman's warnings about the preacher?
(a) That it is his only option.
(b) That sometimes you have to have faith.
(c) That he trusts the preacher.
(d) That he cannot imagine a man of God would cheat him.

3. Why does Elijah prefer to ride mules, as he discusses in chapter 20?
(a) They are gentler animals.
(b) They are not as bumpy.
(c) They are slower.
(d) They are smarter.

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

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

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

7. 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 help his mother with the preserves.
(c) He needs to study for a Latin test.
(d) He needs to help his father clear some stumps around Mrs. Holton's.

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

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

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

11. 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 run off with her.
(c) She might have insisted on going herself.
(d) She might have caused a rebellion amond the slaves.

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What promise does Elijah make to Mr. Leroy at the end of chapter 20?

4. Who tells Elijah of Mr. Highgate's injuries in chapter 17?

5. What concerns Elijah about the horse in chapter 20 he and Mr. Leroy are riding?

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