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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Emma give as a bribe to the slave with whom she switched assignments?
(a) Money.
(b) Release papers.
(c) A pen knife.
(d) A watch.

2. Mrs. Butler was a descendant of ______________.
(a) A military family.
(b) A Irish family.
(c) A rugged pioneer family.
(d) A Boston high society family.

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

4. How long did a nurse's shift last?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

5. What was Emma accustomed to wearing?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Men's clothes.
(c) Leather shoes.
(d) A girly hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Emma wearing around her neck?

2. Why did Emma reject the obvious choice for a disguise to go behind enemy lines?

3. What did the Confederate spy brag about?

4. What were "Quaker guns"?

5. Why couldn't Emma work in the trenches the second morning after her arrival at the Confederate camp according to Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what did Emma choose to volunteer?

2. In whom did Emma choose to confide?

3. What was the Union Army foregoing?

4. Whom did Emma bribe and who helped her?

5. How did Emma Edmonds identify herself, and what role did she request at the recruitment office?

6. Who joined Company B at the start of Chapter 3 and what would it mean for Emma?

7. What was training like for Emma and her fellow recruits?

8. What did a sergeant accuse Private Thompson of at the start of Chapter 2?

9. What happened when Emma ran over to the company tents?

10. Why did Emma bribe a kitchen worker and what opportunity did it give her according to Chapter 7?

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