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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. Who does the preacher say he is looking for in chapter 10 when he approaches the tents?
2. What does the preacher say Elijah will be doing by attending the carnival in chapter 8?
3. What does Elijah think scares away the small fish and attracts the big fish?
4. What is the set in Madame Sabbar's stage designed to look like?
5. What does Elijah notice about the mesmerist's eyes the upset him in chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why was MaWee replaced by a local white child in Madame Sabbar's act?
2. Who teaches Elijah to shoot a gun? For what reason?
3. Who suddenly appears in Buxton with a fancy new gun in chapter 4?
4. What does Mr. Leroy show Elijah in chapter 7? What is the significance about these things?
5. What tragedy does Elijah describe from Mrs. Brown's recent past?
6. What method does Elijah employ in his fishing?
7. To whom does Elijah take a plate of fried fish in chapter 5?
8. Why does Elijah divide his secret pond into two parts? What does he do there?
9. To whom did the preacher try to sell Elijah? For what purpose?
10. What does Mr. Travis teach besides general education? Why does this bother Elijah?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss one of the following relationships in an essay using quotes to support your conclusions:
1) Elijah and the preacher
2) Elijah and Mr. Leroy
3) Elijah and his parents.
Essay Topic 2
Who is Elijah? What is the special distinction about his birth? Where does Elijah live? Why is he afraid of being thought of as fragile? Why does Elijah often cry in difficult situations? How does this make Elijah feel about himself? What did Elijah do as an infant that makes him feel as though he will always have it hanging over his head? Why is Elijah afraid of snakes? What does Elijah's mother do to help him get over this fear? How does Elijah feel about this?
Essay Topic 3
What are slavers, or slave chasers? Why do two of these people come toward Buxton? What happens to them? What does the community think happened to them? How do they feel about this? What danger do slavers pose for the people of Buxton? Is it possible for the people of Buxton to be forced back into slavery? Explain.
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