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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's mother tell him dies a thousand deaths in chapter 1?
(a) Indians.
(b) Cowards.
(c) Cowboys.
(d) Politicians.

2. What excuse does Elijah's mother make for the bad jokes Mr. Segee makes?
(a) He drinks too much.
(b) He is old.
(c) He was dropped on his head as a child.
(d) He is from Mississippi.

3. What does Mr. Leroy say Elijah is doing by using a derogatory term to address himself and his classmates?
(a) Keeping the hate alive.
(b) Showing his own intelligence.
(c) Placing them back in the category of slave.
(d) Degrading their intelligence.

4. On what day does chapter 1 take place?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

5. Why does Elijah consider in chapter 3 missing some of the targets the preacher wants him to hit?
(a) He does not want the preacher to tell his mother he can throw rocks so accurately.
(b) He does not want the preacher to know how good he is.
(c) He does not want the preacher to tell everyone in town how good he is.
(d) He does not want to seem too perfect in case the preacher accused him of conjuring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elijah tell the reader in chapter 5 his mother does not cook well?

2. 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?

3. What tribe does the preacher suggest Elijah was once a member of in chapter 10?

4. What does Elijah say the other students must have found in chapter 10?

5. What does Elijah think smoking has done to Samuel's body as he watches him undress in chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Elijah feel as though the entire settlement of Buxton believes him to be fragile?

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

6. What is important about the settlement of Buxton?

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

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

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

10. What is meant by the expression familiarity breeds contempt?

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