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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the middle school visitors to Clifton make fun of Clifton's school?
(a) Because of what they are learning.
(b) Because of the age of the teachers.
(c) Because of the languages they speak.
(d) Because of how they are dressed.

2. In Chapter 8, who says that the residents of Clifton receive medical care?
(a) A middle school student.
(b) The teacher.
(c) Jessie.
(d) The tour guide.

3. Why does Jessie leave her oil lamp lit when she waits outside the Benton's cabin in Chapter 1?
(a) So her mother can see her.
(b) For comfort.
(c) She doesn't leave it lit.
(d) To keep warm.

4. Why is Jessie happy after using the bathroom at Clifton?
(a) Because she mastered life in 1996.
(b) Because she knows she is free.
(c) She isn't happy.
(d) Because she make a new friend.

5. What does Jessie say is haunted in Clifton?
(a) The river.
(b) The general store.
(c) Her log cabin.
(d) The trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jessie do when she hears voices in the Clifton bathroom?

2. What makes Jessie wonder if slavery has been overturned in Chapter 8?

3. In Chapter 8, how does Jessie get to look back at life in Clifton?

4. In Chapter 1, where does Jessie say her family lived before Clifton?

5. In Chapter 5, what confuses Ma as she explains Clifton to Jessie?

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