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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. Why does Elijah say he thinks Mr. Leroy must be a good listener in chapter 7?

2. What does Mr. Travis hit the top of his desk with in chapter 6?

3. What type of material does the mesmerist convince Samuel his clothing is made out of while he is hypnotized in chapter 9?

4. What did Elijah once overhear his father call the preacher?

5. Where does Flapjack spend all his time while Elijah fishes in chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who convinces Elijah to sneak out and go to the carnival? For what reasons?

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

4. What does Elijah use as bait to catch his fish?

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

6. What do Cooter and Elijah think Mr. Travis means by familiarity breeds contempt in chapter 6?

7. To whom does Elijah take a plate of fried fish in chapter 5?

8. Who suddenly appears in Buxton with a fancy new gun in chapter 4?

9. What does Mr. Travis teach besides general education? Why does this bother Elijah?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Mrs. Brown? Why does Elijah mention her? What terrible loss did Mrs. Brown suffer? How does she deal with this loss? How does Elijah feel about this loss? Why does Elijah go to visit Mrs. Brown? How does Elijah compare Mrs. Brown to his own mother? What does this suggest about the community of Buxton?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Chloe? Where does Elijah meet her? Why can Elijah do nothing to help her? Why do the people in the little village not do anything to help Elijah save the people with Chloe? Why does Chloe give Elijah her baby and tell him how much she loves him? Why does Elijah decide to take the baby? What does he plan to do with the baby? What is the significance of the baby's name? What does this say about the overall moral of the book?

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