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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. How do the villagers think the preacher won so much money from them as they explain it in chapter 20?
(a) He was using some kind of system.
(b) He could read their bluffs well.
(c) He cheated.
(d) He had good luck.

2. Who does Elijah believe Mr. Leroy wants to harm at the end of chapter 17?
(a) Mr. Jarvey.
(b) The preacher.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Mr. Highgate.

3. Who tells Mr. Leroy that Elijah is not as smart as Emma Collins?
(a) Mr. Polite.
(b) Mr. Segee.
(c) Mrs. Holton.
(d) The preacher.

4. For what reason is Cooter being punished again in chapter 18?
(a) He stole some cookies.
(b) He has been acting up in school.
(c) He did not eat his dinner.
(d) He talked back to his mother.

5. What does Elijah learn has happened to the postman in Chatham in chapter 13?
(a) He was hit in the head by a thief.
(b) He broke his arm.
(c) He fell and broke his leg.
(d) He was hit in the head by his horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Highgate say that the preacher did with his old rusty pistol?

2. What does Elijah's father say to the new refugees as they grow accustomed to the idea of being free in chapter 11?

3. How long does it take Elijah to rewrite the statement for Mrs. Holton in chapter 15?

4. To whom does Elijah write a letter before leaving with Mr. Leroy in chapter 19?

5. Who tells Elijah of Mr. Highgate's injuries in chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. To where did Elijah's mother travel with her white master as a child when she was a slave?

2. What is a haint? What does Elijah see in chapter 21 that he believes is a haint?

3. What does Emma give to the Taylor's older daughter? For what reason?

4. What is the subject of the meeting that takes place in chapter 18?

5. Who reads the letter to Mrs. Holton in chapter 13? For what reason?

6. What happened to Mr. Highgate? For what reason? How did he get back to Buxton?

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. For what reason does Mr. Leroy want to go to Michigan? Why does he want to take Elijah?

9. Why does Elijah tell the villagers in chapter 20 that he has an aunt waiting for him close by?

10. In chapter 14, where does the community of Buxton spend their Sunday afternoon?

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