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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disguise did Emma reject for her new assignment?
(a) A woman from Louisville.
(b) A Confederate soldier.
(c) A nun.
(d) A merchant.

2. Where did the Union soldiers gather according to Seymour Reit in Chapter 1?
(a) The Flint train depot.
(b) The Flint Courthouse.
(c) The Flint prison.
(d) The Flint leather factory.

3. What was Emma questioned on by the review panel?
(a) Her gender.
(b) Her patriotism, beliefs and knowledge of armaments.
(c) Her knowledge of hand to hand combat.
(d) Her Canadian ancestry.

4. What did the Confederate spy brag about?
(a) Stealing secret plans.
(b) Luring a Union patrol into ambushes.
(c) Sabotaging Union canons.
(d) Killing two officers.

5. What famous building did Emma witness the construction of?
(a) The Capitol.
(b) The Transcontinental Railway.
(c) The White House.
(d) The Erie Canal.

6. Who tried to discourage Emma from going on the battlefield at the start of Chapter 4?
(a) The Chaplain.
(b) Dr. Hodes.
(c) Mrs. Butler.
(d) Genral McClellan.

7. Where did Emma sleep on the first night after leaving the camp?
(a) The Confederate's camp.
(b) The slave's pen.
(c) A wooded area.
(d) An abandoned house.

8. What was Emma required to take after being cleared for her new duties?
(a) A special oath for secret agents.
(b) A full physical.
(c) A special spy exam.
(d) A cyanide capsule.

9. Whose mirror did Emma use to check her disguise in Chapter 5?
(a) The officer's lavatory.
(b) The doctor's.
(c) The General's.
(d) Mrs. Butler's.

10. Where was James Vesey assigned to at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Company D.
(b) Company B.
(c) Company C.
(d) Company E.

11. What city did Emma have time to visit before her deployment?
(a) Seattle.
(b) Washington.
(c) New York.
(d) Memphis.

12. What disguise did Emma finally settle on?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A Canadian merchant.
(c) A singer.
(d) A slave.

13. What did the slaves give Emma?
(a) A place to stay.
(b) A biscuit and a cup of coffee.
(c) A watch.
(d) A stern talk for being lost.

14. Why were the soldiers anxious?
(a) Most never took the train.
(b) They were not given food.
(c) A spy was among them.
(d) To go off to war.

15. How long did the journey to the confederate camp take at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) 24 minutes.
(b) Several hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of hair did Emma have for her disguise?

2. What did Emma give as a bribe to the slave with whom she switched assignments?

3. What was Emma allowed to use to gain crucial intelligence?

4. How did Emma convince the captain of the mail boat to bring her what she needed?

5. What were the slaves doing when they woke Emma?

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