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

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

3. What does Elijah think scares away the small fish and attracts the big fish?
(a) The way the horseflies dive bomb the water.
(b) The way the horseflies move on the water's surface.
(c) The way the horseflies fly above the water.
(d) The way the horseflies drown in the water.

4. Where did Cooter see Mr. Travis on the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?
(a) Church.
(b) The community eating pavilion.
(c) The sawmill.
(d) The dry goods store.

5. Who warns Elijah in the beginning of chapter 8 of the preacher's presence?
(a) Mr. Leroy.
(b) Old Flapjack.
(c) The barn cat.
(d) Mr. Segee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the preacher always tote as mentioned by Elijah in chapter 1?

2. What are Mr. Brown and Mr. Leroy holding as Elijah comes out of the school in chapter 4 that scares Elijah?

3. For whom did Mr. Leroy build a house all by himself?

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

5. What kind of insect does the preacher claim in chapter 10 destroyed Abho's tribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does the preacher introduce Elijah to? For what purpose?

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

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

4. What does Mr. Leroy show Elijah in chapter 7? What is the significance about these things?

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

6. What does Elijah imagine as he catches horseflies in the stable?

7. Why does Elijah divide his secret pond into two parts? What does he do there?

8. What do Cooter and Elijah think Mr. Travis means by familiarity breeds contempt in chapter 6?

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

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

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