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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 finds Elijah in the woods in chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Leroy.
(b) Mr. Freeman.
(c) Mr. Highgate.
(d) Mr. Polite.
2. Why does Elijah refrain from speaking to the refugee boy in chapter 11?
(a) He is more interested in the refugee girl.
(b) He has nothing in common with him.
(c) He does not like him.
(d) He does not want to embarass him.
3. Who sees the people hiding in the woods first in chapter 11?
(a) Emma.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Elijah's dad.
(d) Cooter.
4. What does the writing on the letter to Mrs. Holton tell Elijah the letter contains?
(a) A threat to return to slavery.
(b) News of a loved one's death.
(c) Word of an approaching slave chaser.
(d) News of friends left behind.
5. What does Elijah regret drinking in the beginning of chapter 20?
(a) Two glasses of milk.
(b) Tea.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) A glass of juice.
Short Answer Questions
1. What attacks Elijah as he approaches the stable where the preacher is supposed to be gambling in chapter 21?
2. Why does Mrs. Holton think that Mrs. Freeman's master did not tell her mother they were taking her to Michigan when she was a child?
3. How many children does Mrs. Holton have?
4. What does a notice in the post office window in Chatham tell Elijah to do?
5. Why does Elijah like to sit in the middle of the buckboard?
Short Essay Questions
1. To whom does Mr. Leroy go to ask for help in buying his family's freedom from slavery?
2. Who are the Taylors? Why have they come to Buxton?
3. Why do Cooter and Elijah rush to the schoolhouse in chapter 12?
4. From whom does Mrs. Holton receive a letter? What does this letter say?
5. What is a haint? What does Elijah see in chapter 21 that he believes is a haint?
6. What happens to Mr. Leroy as he and Elijah prepare to go to East Lee stable in chapter 20?
7. What has Mrs. Taylor been giving her infant daughter that makes her afraid for the child? Why has she done this?
8. How does Elijah's mother relate that her own mother reacted to the news she had gone to Canada with their white masters?
9. What is the subject of the meeting that takes place in chapter 18?
10. What does Elijah tell Mr. Leroy about the preacher in chapter 16 that later leaves him feeling guilty and afraid for his life in chapter 17?
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