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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 kind of insect does the preacher claim in chapter 10 destroyed Abho's tribe?

2. What does Elijah think smoking has done to Samuel's body as he watches him undress in chapter 9?

3. What does Elijah's family use their parlor for, as explained in chapter 5?

4. Who chastises Elijah and Cooter in chapter 1 after they put a frog in the knitting of Elijah's mother?

5. How did Mr. Travis behave, in Cooter's opinion, when they met the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does the preacher introduce Elijah to? For what purpose?

2. What method does Elijah employ in his fishing?

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

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

5. What is important about the settlement of Buxton?

6. Who is Frederick Douglass?

7. What is meant by the expression familiarity breeds contempt?

8. What does Mr. Leroy show Elijah in chapter 7? What is the significance about these things?

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

10. Who teaches Elijah to shoot a gun? For what reason?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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