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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Mr. Leroy that Elijah is not as smart as Emma Collins?
(a) Mr. Polite.
(b) The preacher.
(c) Mrs. Holton.
(d) Mr. Segee.

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

3. What is Elijah helping Mr. Leroy to make for Mrs. Holton in chapter 15?
(a) A gate for her front yard.
(b) A sign for her bakery.
(c) A pillar for her house.
(d) A sign honoring her husband.

4. What does Elijah's father say to the new refugees as they grow accustomed to the idea of being free in chapter 11?
(a) He explains what will happen to them next.
(b) He tells them his story of escape from slavery.
(c) He points out the beauty of the sky and land.
(d) He lectures them on the rules of Buxton.

5. What does Mr. Leroy say about Elijah when Mr. Freeman tells him to leave them alone in chapter 16?
(a) He's grown.
(b) He's not a gossip.
(c) He's smart.
(d) He's his friend.

6. Who does Elijah believe Mr. Leroy wants to harm at the end of chapter 17?
(a) Elijah.
(b) The preacher.
(c) Mr. Jarvey.
(d) Mr. Highgate.

7. What does Mr. Leroy say in chapter 16 in response to Mr. Freeman's warnings about the preacher?
(a) That he cannot imagine a man of God would cheat him.
(b) That sometimes you have to have faith.
(c) That he trusts the preacher.
(d) That it is his only option.

8. Who finds Elijah in the woods in chapter 18?
(a) Mr. Freeman.
(b) Mr. Leroy.
(c) Mr. Highgate.
(d) Mr. Polite.

9. What does the writing on the letter to Mrs. Holton tell Elijah the letter contains?
(a) A threat to return to slavery.
(b) News of a loved one's death.
(c) News of friends left behind.
(d) Word of an approaching slave chaser.

10. Who sees the people hiding in the woods first in chapter 11?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Cooter.
(c) Elijah's dad.
(d) Emma.

11. What does a notice in the post office window in Chatham tell Elijah to do?
(a) Go to the post master's house.
(b) Go home, the post office is closed.
(c) Go to the police station.
(d) Go to the dry goods store.

12. Who is Benji Alston?
(a) A slaver.
(b) A man who gambled with the preacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A man who helped Mr. Highgate after he was shot.

13. Who was the Liberty Bell presented to as engraved on the bell?
(a) The Freemans.
(b) Reverend King.
(c) Mr. Brown.
(d) Frederick Douglass.

14. What does the refugee reveal he has been holding behind his back as Emma coaxed him out of the woods in chapter 11?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A scythe.
(c) A knife.
(d) A shotgun.

15. Why does Elijah want to attend the meeting in chapter 18?
(a) He wants to be a part of something grown up.
(b) They might need his help.
(c) They might need someone to read something for them.
(d) He wants to hear the gossip.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who normally preaches in Buxton on Sunday mornings?

2. What attacks Elijah as he approaches the stable where the preacher is supposed to be gambling in chapter 21?

3. What is Elijah ashamed of about himself as he and his father walk out of the woods in chapter 18?

4. What does Elijah regret drinking in the beginning of chapter 20?

5. How many slaves does Elijah discover chained in the stable with the preacher?

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