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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. Where does the ferry let Mr. Leroy and Elijah off at in chapter 20?
(a) Lansing.
(b) Battle Creek.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Ann Arbor.
2. Who sees the people hiding in the woods first in chapter 11?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Elijah's dad.
(c) Cooter.
(d) Emma.
3. What promise does Elijah make to Mr. Leroy at the end of chapter 20?
(a) That he will return home safely.
(b) That he will free Mr. Leroy's family.
(c) That he will continue to look for the preacher to kill him.
(d) That he will steal the preacher's money.
4. What does the refugee reveal he has been holding behind his back as Emma coaxed him out of the woods in chapter 11?
(a) A knife.
(b) A scythe.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A pistol.
5. What does the writing on the letter to Mrs. Holton tell Elijah the letter contains?
(a) Word of an approaching slave chaser.
(b) News of a loved one's death.
(c) News of friends left behind.
(d) A threat to return to slavery.
Short Answer Questions
1. What are Elijah and his father doing in the beginning of chapter 11?
2. Why does Elijah think that they should not have church on Sundays?
3. What does Elijah's father say to the new refugees as they grow accustomed to the idea of being free in chapter 11?
4. What does the refugee girl seem to think Emma is in chapter 11?
5. Who does Mr. Freeman suggest go with the preacher to make a deal with John Jarvey?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What happens to Mr. Leroy as he and Elijah prepare to go to East Lee stable in chapter 20?
3. Who reads the letter to Mrs. Holton in chapter 13? For what reason?
4. What is significant about Emma Collins?
5. Why do Cooter and Elijah rush to the schoolhouse in chapter 12?
6. To where did Elijah's mother travel with her white master as a child when she was a slave?
7. How does Elijah's mother relate that her own mother reacted to the news she had gone to Canada with their white masters?
8. In chapter 14, where does the community of Buxton spend their Sunday afternoon?
9. What happened to Mr. Highgate? For what reason? How did he get back to Buxton?
10. From whom does Mrs. Holton receive a letter? What does this letter say?
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