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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. How long does it take Elijah to rewrite the statement for Mrs. Holton in chapter 15?
2. How much does Mrs. Holton give to Elijah for his help with work on her property?
3. What game do the kids decide to play once they reach the beach in chapter 14?
4. What did Frederick Douglass say the second hardest step to take toward freedom is?
5. What does Mr. Highgate say happened to his own shotgun?
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. Who are the Taylors? Why have they come to Buxton?
3. To whom does Mr. Leroy go to ask for help in buying his family's freedom from slavery?
4. What is significant about Emma Collins?
5. What does Emma give to the Taylor's older daughter? For what reason?
6. Who grabs Elijah as he is making his way to the meeting in chapter 18? For what reason?
7. What do Elijah and Mr. Leroy learn when they arrive in village in Michigan where Mr. Highgate was shot?
8. In chapter 14, where does the community of Buxton spend their Sunday afternoon?
9. To where did Elijah's mother travel with her white master as a child when she was a slave?
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
Discuss one of the following in an essay, using quotes from the novel to support your conclusions:
1) Point of view
2) Structure
3) Language
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 are slavers, or slave chasers? Why do two of these people come toward Buxton? What happens to them? What does the community think happened to them? How do they feel about this? What danger do slavers pose for the people of Buxton? Is it possible for the people of Buxton to be forced back into slavery? Explain.
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