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

2. Why does Elijah think that they should not have church on Sundays?
(a) It is supposed to be a day of rest.
(b) It bores him.
(c) He and his family should be allowed to sleep in.
(d) They praise God everyday, not just Sunday.

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

4. Why does Elijah refrain from speaking to the refugee boy in chapter 11?
(a) He has nothing in common with him.
(b) He does not want to embarass him.
(c) He is more interested in the refugee girl.
(d) He does not like him.

5. Where does the ferry let Mr. Leroy and Elijah off at in chapter 20?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Battle Creek.
(c) Ann Arbor.
(d) Lansing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the refugee girl seem to think Emma is in chapter 11?

2. When does Mr. Leroy promise Elijah he will be back home?

3. Why does Elijah go into Chatham in chapter 13?

4. What promise does Elijah make to Mr. Leroy at the end of chapter 20?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has Mrs. Taylor been giving her infant daughter that makes her afraid for the child? Why has she done this?

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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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