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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 the preacher accuse Elijah of doing to catch fish in chapter 3?
(a) Conjuring.
(b) Cheating.
(c) Bewitching.
(d) Lying.

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

3. Who does Mr. Leroy tell Elijah in chapter 7 cut off his little finger of his left hand?
(a) A white slave owner.
(b) An Indian.
(c) A slave.
(d) An overseer.

4. Why does Elijah's mother warn him not to stay out too late in chapter 5?
(a) So he will not be too tired to do his chores early in the morning.
(b) So he can have dessert with the familiy.
(c) So he will can visit with the neighbors before bed.
(d) So he will be home in time to say his prayers.

5. What kind of horseflies does the preacher tell everyone lives in Buxton?
(a) The noisiest ones.
(b) The best eating ones.
(c) The least annoying ones.
(d) The biggest and most onery ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does chapter 1 take place?

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

3. Where did the preacher tell people he got the fancy pistol he carries on his hip, as Elijah explains it in chapter 4?

4. In what country does Elijah live with his family?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Frederick Douglass?

2. What method does Elijah employ in his fishing?

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

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

5. What does Elijah use as bait to catch his fish?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Mr. Travis teach besides general education? Why does this bother Elijah?

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