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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters Thirty-Seven through Forty-Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the story opens, what is the young woman traveling the countryside in search of?
(a) Those who remember her great-grandfather.
(b) Those who remember the days of slavery.
(c) Those who remember her great-grandmother.
(d) Those who remember the days of the Civil War.

2. How old is Uther Botkin?
(a) Eighty-five.
(b) Sixty-five.
(c) Fifty-five.
(d) Seventy-five.

3. Where is Samuel Gatewood's son hit by a bullet during battle?
(a) His shoulder.
(b) His arm.
(c) His stomach.
(d) His leg.

4. What is Jesse doing that causes most men to fall ill or to move on to another job as quickly as possible?
(a) Cleaning out the cesspools around the hospitals.
(b) Burning dead bodies.
(c) Burying dead bodies.
(d) Taking the clothing off dead bodies.

5. What do Samuel Gatewood's son and his friends do after some Union cadets rush them after listening to a speech at the military institute?
(a) The immediately begin fighting back.
(b) They run and hide.
(c) They gather their weapons and return to regain their honor.
(d) They beg for forgiveness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Uther Botkin's wife?

2. Where is the military institute located that Samuel Gatewood's son attends?

3. Why does the surgeon in Part III, Chapter 28, insist that all the Union soldiers be taken to another surgeon for the rest of the evening?

4. After attending church in Part I, Chapter 9, who begs Jack to put in a good word with Samuel Gatewood?

5. Where does Catesby tell Samuel he should send someone to get his son who has been wounded in battle?

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