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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the set in Madame Sabbar's stage designed to look like?
(a) The jungles of Sweden.
(b) The rainforest of the Amazon.
(c) The woods of Buxton.
(d) The forest of Arkansas.

2. What term does Elijah's mother use for exaggeration in story telling in chapter 2?
(a) Embellishment.
(b) Lies.
(c) Prettying up.
(d) Beefing up.

3. What kind of food did Frederick Douglass compare Elijah's birth to in chapter 2?
(a) Ham.
(b) Cherry pie.
(c) Pound cake.
(d) Bacon.

4. Which type of animal does Elijah claim he prefers to ride in chapter 3?
(a) A bull.
(b) An ox.
(c) A mule.
(d) A horse.

5. On what day does chapter 3 take place?
(a) Monday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

6. Why does Elijah dislike the fact that Mr. Travis teaches both school and Sunday school?
(a) He cannot fool him into thinking he is sensical.
(b) He cannot play pranks on Mr. Travis.
(c) He dislikes studying the Bible.
(d) He dislikes studying math in Latin.

7. Who does Elijah drag into the house upon arriving in chapter 1 in order to protect them from the strange animal he and Cooter were tracking?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Mrs. Holton.
(d) Mrs. Brown.

8. What does MaWee ask Elijah to read to him in chapter 10?
(a) A sign for Madame Sabbar's show.
(b) A passage from the Bible.
(c) A letter his mother sent him.
(d) A contract he signed with the owner of the carnival.

9. What things does Madame Sabbar shoot at in chapter 8?
(a) Lions.
(b) Candles and bulls-eye targets.
(c) Audience members.
(d) Stuffed animals.

10. What type of fruit does Elijah's mother ask him to pick in chapter 2?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Pears.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Apples.

11. What does the preacher say Elijah will be doing by attending the carnival in chapter 8?
(a) Helping the slaves still attempting to escape the south.
(b) Helping the preacher's church.
(c) Helping his family.
(d) Helping the settlement.

12. What does Elijah think smoking has done to Samuel's body as he watches him undress in chapter 9?
(a) Made his skin turn yellow.
(b) Made his skin a healthy shade of brown.
(c) Made him skinny and sickly.
(d) Made him strong and confident.

13. What is shooting out of the eyes of the white man in the poster that Elijah sees in chapter 9 and says will haunt him all his life?
(a) Lightening bolts.
(b) Pinwheels.
(c) Laser beams.
(d) Bullets.

14. How long ago does Charles Mondial Vaughn say he was knighted in chapter 10?
(a) Fourteen years ago.
(b) Eight years ago.
(c) Four years ago.
(d) Ten years ago.

15. What does Elijah notice about the mesmerist's eyes the upset him in chapter 9?
(a) He has two sets of eyes.
(b) His eyes are a strange color.
(c) He has three sets of eyes.
(d) His eyes seem to see nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mr. Travis grow up?

2. Who chastises Elijah and Cooter in chapter 1 after they put a frog in the knitting of Elijah's mother?

3. Where does Flapjack spend all his time while Elijah fishes in chapter 3?

4. Who warns Elijah in the beginning of chapter 8 of the preacher's presence?

5. What does Elijah think scares away the small fish and attracts the big fish?

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