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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 does Mr. Leroy do in the beginning of chapter 16 that he feels he must apologize for?

2. How long after Elijah was Emma born?

3. What is Mr. Leroy wearing in chapter 19?

4. Who injured Mr. Highgate?

5. How much does Mrs. Holton give to Elijah for his help with work on her property?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Mr. Leroy as he and Elijah prepare to go to East Lee stable in chapter 20?

2. From whom does Mrs. Holton receive a letter? What does this letter say?

3. How does Elijah's mother relate that her own mother reacted to the news she had gone to Canada with their white masters?

4. What is among the supplies Elijah collects in chapter 19 for his trip to Michigan to help Mr. Leroy recover his money?

5. What is a haint? What does Elijah see in chapter 21 that he believes is a haint?

6. Why does Elijah tell the villagers in chapter 20 that he has an aunt waiting for him close by?

7. What does Elijah tell Mr. Leroy about the preacher in chapter 16 that later leaves him feeling guilty and afraid for his life in chapter 17?

8. What does Emma give to the Taylor's older daughter? For what reason?

9. In chapter 14, where does the community of Buxton spend their Sunday afternoon?

10. Why do Cooter and Elijah rush to the schoolhouse in chapter 12?

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

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

1) Elijah and Mr. Leroy

2) Mr. Leroy and Mrs. Holton

3) Mrs. Holton and Elijah's mother.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the preacher to the white slave holder who informs Mrs. Holton of her husband's death. In this comparison list the cruelties each has committed and how they compare to one another, how they impact the people of Buxton and others, and the ways in which they are different. Discuss as well reasons why the author might have felt the need to offers these two representations of such cruelties.

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