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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Segee?
(a) The stable owner.
(b) Elijah's teacher.
(c) Eliajah's father.
(d) The dry goods store owner.

2. What does Cooter express as odd as he and Elijah wait outside the school on Monday morning in chapter 10?
(a) There are strange kids hanging around.
(b) The grownups seem excited about something.
(c) There are too many grownups.
(d) There is no one else there.

3. How long after Elijah was Emma born?
(a) Six days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three days.

4. What part of their own bodies does the preacher claim the animal Cooter and Elijah are tracking in chapter 1 often bite?
(a) Their tails.
(b) Their paws.
(c) Their bellies.
(d) Their tongues.

5. What does Elijah think scares away the small fish and attracts the big fish?
(a) The way the horseflies fly above the water.
(b) The way the horseflies move on the water's surface.
(c) The way the horseflies dive bomb the water.
(d) The way the horseflies drown in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Elijah in the woods in chapter 18?

2. On what day does chapter 3 take place?

3. What does Elijah notice about the mesmerist's eyes the upset him in chapter 9?

4. Who lives next door to Mrs. Holton in Buxton?

5. What excuse does Elijah make at the beginning of chapter 7 for his treatment of Mr. Leroy?

(see the answer key)

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