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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. Highgate say that the preacher did with his old rusty pistol?

2. Why does Elijah think that they should not have church on Sundays?

3. Where do Elijah and Cooter run to in the beginning of chapter 12?

4. How does Elijah frighten off the animal in chapter 21 that attacks him outside the stable?

5. How many children does Mrs. Holton have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened to Mr. Highgate? For what reason? How did he get back to Buxton?

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

6. 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?

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

8. To where did Elijah's mother travel with her white master as a child when she was a slave?

9. Why does Elijah's father not trust the preacher to take Mr. Leroy's money and arrange for the purchase of his family?

10. Who reads the letter to Mrs. Holton in chapter 13? For what reason?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why do many of the parents in Buxton not know how to read or write? What do they plan to do about it? Why do the children of Buxton attend school? What is significant about this accomplishment for these children? Does their education have special meaning for their parents? For what reason?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Mrs. Holton? What sets her apart from the others in Buxton? Who works for Mrs. Holton? Why does he say he does not mind working for Mrs. Holton even though he is doing similar work to what he did as a slave? For what is Mrs. Holton saving her money? Why does she eventually give this money to someone else? How does this act show the compassion among the former slaves in contrast to the cruelty shown by white slave holders?

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