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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. What does the writing on the letter to Mrs. Holton tell Elijah the letter contains?
(a) News of a loved one's death.
(b) News of friends left behind.
(c) Word of an approaching slave chaser.
(d) A threat to return to slavery.

2. How many children does Mrs. Holton have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. What does Mr. Highgate say happened to his own shotgun?
(a) Someone broke the trigger.
(b) Someone removed the shells.
(c) Someone stole the firing pin.
(d) Someone plugged the barrel.

4. What is Mr. Leroy wearing in chapter 19?
(a) A backpack.
(b) A long butcher's knife.
(c) A fancy leather belt.
(d) The preacher's gun.

5. What does Elijah tell Mrs. Bixby he will be doing until late the following day in chapter 19?
(a) Working for Mr. Segee.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Working with Mr. Leroy.
(d) Helping Mr. Leroy buy supplies in Chatham.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times do the people of Buxton ring the Liberty Bell when a new refugee arrives?

2. Why does Elijah think that Mr. Leroy wants to kill him in chapter 18?

3. How much does Mrs. Holton give to Elijah for his help with work on her property?

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

5. Why does Elijah want to attend the meeting in chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Elijah and Mr. Leroy learn when they arrive in village in Michigan where Mr. Highgate was shot?

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

3. Why does Elijah's father not trust the preacher to take Mr. Leroy's money and arrange for the purchase of his family?

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

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

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

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

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. From whom does Mrs. Holton receive a letter? What does this letter say?

10. What gift does Mrs. Holton make to Mr. Leroy in chapter 15? For what purpose?

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