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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does the Lawrence boy bring home from the war?
(a) Eb is dead.
(b) Tom is dead.
(c) Bill is alive.
(d) Shad is wounded.

2. Who does Shad plan to vote for in the next presidential election?
(a) Lee.
(b) McClellan.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Grant.

3. What do Jenny and Jethro not like about the federal agents that come to the farm?
(a) Their mannerisms.
(b) Their disrespect to the president.
(c) Their language.
(d) Their smell of tobacco.

4. Who sends a letter to Shadrach about the battle at Chicamauga Creek?
(a) John.
(b) Jethro.
(c) Bill.
(d) Eb.

5. Who wins the battle of Gettysburg?
(a) The South.
(b) Neither side.
(c) The North.
(d) They both think they won.

6. How does Shadrach feel about his general in Chapter 8?
(a) He is highly devoted to him.
(b) He does not think he is skilled enough.
(c) He feels he does not follow orders well.
(d) He owes the man his life.

7. Where is Jethro when he hears of Lincoln's assassination?
(a) The fields.
(b) The barn.
(c) The dinner table.
(d) His bed.

8. Why has Jethro stopped concentrating on his lessons in Chapter 12?
(a) He is too busy with the farm work.
(b) His father asked him to stop.
(c) Shadrach is gone.
(d) He has read all of the books he has.

9. How does Shadrach describe Grant in Chapter 11?
(a) Domineering.
(b) Older than his age.
(c) Confused.
(d) Ill at ease.

10. What month was the Gettysburg Address delivered in?
(a) May.
(b) July.
(c) September.
(d) November.

11. In what month is Jenny and Shadrach married?
(a) April.
(b) August.
(c) March.
(d) May.

12. What do Ellen and Nancy do for the men who help build their barn?
(a) Make dinner.
(b) Hold a dance.
(c) Pay them some money.
(d) Promise them portions of the harvest.

13. What does Sherman give Lincoln as a Christmas present?
(a) A surrender from Lee.
(b) The end of the war.
(c) News of a victory.
(d) The city of Savannah.

14. What is General Hooker's nick-name?
(a) Fighting Joe.
(b) General Joe.
(c) Hook and Sinker.
(d) Hookin' em' Hooker.

15. Who is sent to update the family record after getting the news from the Lawrence boy?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Eliza.
(d) Jethro.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many northern soldiers are killed at Chancellorsville?

2. What does Jethro use to write proper letters?

3. Who comes to visit Jethro at the end of the book?

4. Why are the people frustrated with the Union Army in Chapter 7?

5. Who led the Union in Chicamauga Creek?

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