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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 did Mr. Leroy call the preacher that Elijah continues to think of him as in chapter 21?

2. How long does it take Elijah to rewrite the statement for Mrs. Holton in chapter 15?

3. What did Frederick Douglass say the second hardest step to take toward freedom is?

4. What does Mr. Highgate say that the preacher did with his old rusty pistol?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is the subject of the meeting that takes place in chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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

1) Elijah and the preacher

2) Elijah and Mr. Leroy

3) Elijah and his parents.

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