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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16 and 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the refugee woman have tied to her back that Elijah recognizes when she steps out of the woods in chapter 11?
(a) Her clothes.
(b) The family pet.
(c) A baby.
(d) Their food.

2. How did Mr. Travis behave, in Cooter's opinion, when they met the Saturday before the opening of chapter 6?
(a) Increasingly upset about something.
(b) Kind and gentle.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Rudely.

3. What are Elijah and his father doing in the beginning of chapter 11?
(a) Cutting logs.
(b) Mowing the grass.
(c) Uprooting stumps.
(d) Building a new shed.

4. Who tells Elijah of Mr. Highgate's injuries in chapter 17?
(a) Mrs. Highgate.
(b) Emma.
(c) His mother.
(d) Cooter.

5. What does Mr. Leroy say he wants to do with the money Mrs. Holton gave him?
(a) Return to America.
(b) Buy his wife and children.
(c) Move to Toronto.
(d) Buy a new horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story is Elijah telling Mr. Leroy in chapter 7?

2. What happened to Mr. Leroy's daughter?

3. What does Mr. Leroy say his son's name is in chapter 7?

4. What does the preacher say his friend John Jarvey will do to help Mr. Leroy in chapter 16?

5. How does Elijah know in chapter 6 that Mr. Travis feels strongly about the subject for the day?

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