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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 a notice in the post office window in Chatham tell Elijah to do?

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

3. What does the refugee girl seem to think Emma is in chapter 11?

4. Who tells Mr. Leroy that Elijah is not as smart as Emma Collins?

5. What does Elijah learn has happened to the postman in Chatham in chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who are the Taylors? Why have they come to Buxton?

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

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. What is significant about Emma Collins?

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

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 3

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?

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