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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 creed of Buxton settlement?
2. What kind of insect does the preacher claim in chapter 10 destroyed Abho's tribe?
3. What does Elijah's mother tell him at the end of chapter 2 that leaves him confused?
4. What does Mr. Travis hit the top of his desk with in chapter 6?
5. What does Elijah say the other students must have found in chapter 10?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tragedy does Elijah describe from Mrs. Brown's recent past?
2. Why does Elijah begin to use a derogatory word in chapter 7? How does Mr. Leroy react?
3. What is Elijah afraid of? For what reason?
4. What is the basis of Madame Sabbar's act?
5. What does Elijah use as bait to catch his fish?
6. What do Cooter and Elijah think Mr. Travis means by familiarity breeds contempt in chapter 6?
7. Who comes to live in Buxton at the end of chapter 10? For what reason?
8. Who is Samuel? How does Samuel perform for Elijah and the preacher?
9. To whom does Elijah take a plate of fried fish in chapter 5?
10. Why was MaWee replaced by a local white child in Madame Sabbar's act?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
How does Mrs. Holton's husband die? How does she get the news? What is unusual about the way in which Mrs. Holton learns the news? What is the messenger requesting from Mrs. Holton? What does this say about Mrs. Holton's former life? What does it say about the life her husband was living? How does this episode illustrate the importance of Buxton and places like it?
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