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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the full title of the carnival that is coming to Chatham?
2. Who told Elijah that swearing was a mistake you can't take back?
3. What does Mr. Travis hit the top of his desk with in chapter 6?
4. What are Cooter and Elijah looking at in chapter 1 when the preacher comes upon them?
5. What does one of the farmer's in line for Madame Sabbar's show insist is wrong with the barker's claims about her skills?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tragedy does Elijah describe from Mrs. Brown's recent past?
2. For what reason are the children sent home early from school at the beginning of chapter 4?
3. Why does Elijah begin to use a derogatory word in chapter 7? How does Mr. Leroy react?
4. What is Elijah afraid of? For what reason?
5. What is meant by the expression familiarity breeds contempt?
6. Who convinces Elijah to sneak out and go to the carnival? For what reasons?
7. Who does Elijah trade for a cherry pie? What does he trade?
8. What does Elijah's mother cook better than she bakes?
9. Why does Elijah divide his secret pond into two parts? What does he do there?
10. What do Cooter and Elijah think Mr. Travis means by familiarity breeds contempt in chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Buxton? Where is it? What is the nature of the community? How was it started? Why did the writer chose to set his novel in this community? What is the history of this area? How does the author use it to develop his plot? How does the author use history to develop his characters?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Mr. Leroy hit Elijah for nearly calling him a derogatory name? Why does Mr. Leroy show Elijah his scars? What are the stories behind these scars? Why do they have meaning to Mr. Leroy? What meaning do they have? What lesson does Mr. Leroy teach Elijah in this incidence? Does Elijah learn it well? Why is it important for Elijah to learn such a lesson?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Elijah's parents. How long have they lived in Buxton? How old was Elijah's mother when she arrived in Buxton? Why did she go to Buxton? Why has she not seen her mother in a long time? Why do people come to Elijah's father to seek advice? What does this say about Elijah's parents? What kind of parents are these people? Have they raised Elijah well? How does the reader know this?
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