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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. 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 father.
(b) Mrs. Holton.
(c) His mother.
(d) Mrs. Brown.

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

3. Why does Mr. Leroy never eat until late in the day according to Elijah in chapter 5?
(a) He always worked later than everyone else.
(b) He preferred to take his meals alone.
(c) He always waited for Elijah to bring him his meals.
(d) He never left his office till dark.

4. What is the set in Madame Sabbar's stage designed to look like?
(a) The woods of Buxton.
(b) The rainforest of the Amazon.
(c) The jungles of Sweden.
(d) The forest of Arkansas.

5. Where did Mr. Travis grow up?
(a) California.
(b) Ontario.
(c) Ohio.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first showed Elijah the lake where he fishes and swims?

2. What does one of the farmer's in line for Madame Sabbar's show insist is wrong with the barker's claims about her skills?

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

4. On what day does chapter 1 take place?

5. Who is John Brown?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who convinces Elijah to sneak out and go to the carnival? For what reasons?

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

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

4. What does Elijah's mother cook better than she bakes?

5. To whom does Elijah take a plate of fried fish in chapter 5?

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

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

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

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

10. Who is Frederick Douglass?

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