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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. What does Elijah's mother tell him at the end of chapter 2 that leaves him confused?
(a) To ignore his own instincts.
(b) To disregard things adults have told him.
(c) To respect all adults except the preacher.
(d) To trust in something he cannot see.

2. What does Elijah say the other students must have found in chapter 10?
(a) A dead animal.
(b) A strange animal.
(c) A dead body.
(d) A new refugee from slavery.

3. What kind of cookies does Elijah's mother tell him Mrs. Brown baked for him in chapter 1?
(a) Brownie cookies.
(b) Gingerbread cookies.
(c) Walnut and sugar cookies.
(d) Chocolate chip cookies.

4. Who is Mr. Segee?
(a) Elijah's teacher.
(b) The stable owner.
(c) The dry goods store owner.
(d) Eliajah's father.

5. Why does Elijah set aside two of his newly caught fist for Mrs. Brown in chapter 3?
(a) To trade for a fresh bushel of berries.
(b) To trade for a new magazine.
(c) To trade for a new book.
(d) To trade for a fresh pie.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does chapter 3 take place?

2. What does Cooter express as odd as he and Elijah wait outside the school on Monday morning in chapter 10?

3. What name does the preacher give to Elijah in chapter 10?

4. What has Elijah's father told him that former slaves carry that other, freeborn people do not?

5. What story is Elijah telling Mr. Leroy in chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason are the children sent home early from school at the beginning of chapter 4?

2. Who is Frederick Douglass?

3. Why do Elijah and his friend, Cooter, begin tracking a snake one afternoon?

4. What does Elijah plan to do with fish he has caught? Who talks him out of four of his fish?

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

6. Why does Elijah begin to use a derogatory word in chapter 7? How does Mr. Leroy react?

7. What is important about the settlement of Buxton?

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

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

10. What is the basis of Madame Sabbar's act?

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