View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Creighton family receives their first war letter from who?
(a) John.
(b) Eb.
(c) Tom.
(d) Bill.

2. What is Ellen's nephew's name?
(a) Wilse.
(b) Willy.
(c) William.
(d) Wilson.

3. What is Tom's first battle?
(a) Fort Dumbleton.
(b) Fort Donler.
(c) Fort Donelson.
(d) Fort Dunley.

4. Who killed Jethro's sister, Mary?
(a) Donald Bidwell.
(b) Travis Burdow.
(c) David Burdow.
(d) Thomas Bidwell.

5. Who proposed to Jenny?
(a) David.
(b) Henry.
(c) Shadrach.
(d) Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who demands that the boys stop their talk of war?

2. What month is it when Ellen first hears from Tom?

3. How does Jethro feel as he listens to his brothers argue about the war?

4. How does the nation respond to the start of the war?

5. How many children has Jethro's mother had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the farm while Matt is ill?

2. What does Bill think about the issues of the war?

3. What happens at the Creighton table when the subject of the war is brought up?

4. What does Bill choose to do at the end of Chapter 3, and why?

5. How does Jethro feel as he listens to his brothers and cousin debate the issues of the war?

6. What is Matt doing when he gets hurt?

7. Why is Jethro sent to town alone in Chapter 5?

8. What does Shadrach explain to Jethro before he leaves for war himself?

9. How old is Jenny, and what is her role in the household?

10. What does Jethro's mother praise him for at the beginning of the book?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 611 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample