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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 set in Madame Sabbar's stage designed to look like?
2. In which direction does the preacher insist on going to look for the slave catchers in chapter 4?
3. How does Elijah know in chapter 6 that Mr. Travis feels strongly about the subject for the day?
4. Which type of animal does Elijah claim he prefers to ride in chapter 3?
5. What does Mr. Leroy say Elijah is doing by using a derogatory term to address himself and his classmates?
Short Essay Questions
1. What method does Elijah employ in his fishing?
2. Who convinces Elijah to sneak out and go to the carnival? For what reasons?
3. What does Elijah use as bait to catch his fish?
4. What does Elijah's mother cook better than she bakes?
5. Who suddenly appears in Buxton with a fancy new gun in chapter 4?
6. Why does MaWee think that Elijah will replace him in the carnival?
7. What is important about the settlement of Buxton?
8. What do Cooter and Elijah hide in the knitting belonging to Elijah's mother?
9. Why was MaWee replaced by a local white child in Madame Sabbar's act?
10. What does Mr. Leroy show Elijah in chapter 7? What is the significance about these things?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is the preacher? Why does Elijah not trust him? What does the preacher think is a Jesus given gift in Elijah? Why does the preacher talk Elijah into sneaking out of his house to go to the carnival? Why does the preacher want to sell Elijah to the owner of the carnival? Why does the preacher later volunteer to arrange the purchase of Mr. Leroy's family? What does he really do? Why does Elijah go after the preacher to recover Mr. Leroy's money? Does he?
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
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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