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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago does Charles Mondial Vaughn say he was knighted in chapter 10?
(a) Four years ago.
(b) Fourteen years ago.
(c) Ten years ago.
(d) Eight years ago.

2. What tribe does the preacher suggest Elijah was once a member of in chapter 10?
(a) Commanchees.
(b) Chochotes.
(c) Chinowitz.
(d) Cherokees.

3. What does Mr. Leroy say his son's name is in chapter 7?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Adam.
(c) Ezekial.
(d) Jebediah.

4. Who offers to take several of Elijah's fish to relieve him of his burden in chapter 5?
(a) Mr. Leroy.
(b) Mrs. Brown.
(c) Mr. Waller.
(d) Miss Duncan.

5. Who does Elijah drag into the house upon arriving in chapter 1 in order to protect them from the strange animal he and Cooter were tracking?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) Mrs. Holton.
(d) Mrs. Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Philip Wise tell the children that Frederick Douglass refuses to come back to Buxton in chapter 4?

2. What does the preacher say Elijah will be doing by attending the carnival in chapter 8?

3. What things does Madame Sabbar shoot at in chapter 8?

4. What is unusual, in Elijah's mind, about the way Mr. Leroy eats fish?

5. What type of material does the mesmerist convince Samuel his clothing is made out of while he is hypnotized in chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Frederick Douglass?

2. Why does MaWee think that Elijah will replace him in the carnival?

3. Why does Mr. Leroy react as he does in chapter 7 to Elijah's use of a derogatory word?

4. Who comes to live in Buxton at the end of chapter 10? For what reason?

5. What tragedy does Elijah describe from Mrs. Brown's recent past?

6. What method does Elijah employ in his fishing?

7. Who is Samuel? How does Samuel perform for Elijah and the preacher?

8. Who teaches Elijah to shoot a gun? For what reason?

9. Who suddenly appears in Buxton with a fancy new gun in chapter 4?

10. To whom did the preacher try to sell Elijah? For what purpose?

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