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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 excuse does Elijah's mother make for the bad jokes Mr. Segee makes?

2. What does Elijah mean when he says fragile in chapter 2?

3. What does Mr. Leroy say his son's name is in chapter 7?

4. Who offers to take several of Elijah's fish to relieve him of his burden in chapter 5?

5. Where did the preacher tell people he got the fancy pistol he carries on his hip, as Elijah explains it in chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is important about the settlement of Buxton?

2. What is the basis of Madame Sabbar's act?

3. Why do Elijah and his friend, Cooter, begin tracking a snake one afternoon?

4. What tragedy does Elijah describe from Mrs. Brown's recent past?

5. Who is Samuel? How does Samuel perform for Elijah and the preacher?

6. What is Elijah afraid of? For what reason?

7. Why does Elijah divide his secret pond into two parts? What does he do there?

8. Why does MaWee think that Elijah will replace him in the carnival?

9. Why does Elijah feel as though the entire settlement of Buxton believes him to be fragile?

10. To whom did the preacher try to sell Elijah? For what purpose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following themes in an essay, using quotes to support your conclusions:

1) Slavery

2) Freedom

3) Family

4) Compassion

Essay Topic 2

How does Elijah catch up to the preacher? Where does he find him? What has happened to the preacher? How does Elijah react to this? What does Elijah think the figures near the wall are when he first sees them? What danger do these figures pose for Elijah? What might have happened to Elijah in the stable? What does happen? How does Elijah return to Buxton? What does this say about the overall moral of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Mr. Leroy want Elijah to go with him to recover his money? What purpose did Mr. Leroy need Elijah to serve for him? What happens when Mr. Leroy and Elijah arrive in the small village where the preacher gambled away all of Mr. Leroy's money? Who does Mr. Leroy think Elijah is at the end? How does Mr. Leroy die? How does Elijah react to Mr. Leroy's death?

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