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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 the refugee girl seem to think Emma is in chapter 11?

2. What does Elijah's father tell him he must learn to start doing in chapter 18?

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

4. Who gave the Liberty Bell to Buxton as inscribed on the bell?

5. When does Mr. Leroy promise Elijah he will be back home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Mrs. Taylor been giving her infant daughter that makes her afraid for the child? Why has she done this?

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

3. What do Elijah and Mr. Leroy learn when they arrive in village in Michigan where Mr. Highgate was shot?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Who grabs Elijah as he is making his way to the meeting in chapter 18? For what reason?

10. For what reason does Mr. Leroy want to go to Michigan? Why does he want to take Elijah?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Mrs. Brown? Why does Elijah mention her? What terrible loss did Mrs. Brown suffer? How does she deal with this loss? How does Elijah feel about this loss? Why does Elijah go to visit Mrs. Brown? How does Elijah compare Mrs. Brown to his own mother? What does this suggest about the community of Buxton?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of the novel in an essay. Research the time period and discuss why the settlement was formed in Canada, the dangers the fugitives had in reaching the settlement, and some of the realities of slavery the citizens of Buxton were able to escape once they reached Buxton. Use quotes from the novel to support your conclusions.

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