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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. To whom does Elijah write a letter before leaving with Mr. Leroy in chapter 19?
(a) Mrs. Bixby.
(b) Emma.
(c) His parents.
(d) Cooter.

2. In what shape is the scar on Mrs. Taylor's back that the Miss Duncans say proves she is their sister, Alice?
(a) A circle.
(b) A moon.
(c) A square.
(d) A heart.

3. How many times does Elijah realize they must ring the Liberty Bell with the arrival of a new family in chapter 12?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Eighty.

4. How long does it take Elijah to rewrite the statement for Mrs. Holton in chapter 15?
(a) Three days.
(b) A week.
(c) An hour.
(d) A day.

5. Why does Elijah like to sit in the middle of the buckboard?
(a) To be with his friends.
(b) To be far from the plow horse.
(c) To avoid falling off.
(d) To hear good gossip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mr. Tillman accuse Mr. Holton of stealing, precipitating the beating that ended his life?

3. What is Elijah ashamed of about himself as he and his father walk out of the woods in chapter 18?

4. Who injured Mr. Highgate?

5. What does Elijah regret drinking in the beginning of chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Elijah's mother relate that her own mother reacted to the news she had gone to Canada with their white masters?

6. To whom does Mr. Leroy go to ask for help in buying his family's freedom from slavery?

7. 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?

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

9. Who are the Taylors? Why have they come to Buxton?

10. What is significant about Emma Collins?

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