Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part I: Chapters One through Seven

1. As the story opens, what is the young woman traveling the countryside in search of?

Those who remember the days of slavery.

2. By whom is the woman traveling the countryside in Part I, Chapter 1, employed?

Works Progress Administration.

3. The woman traveling the countryside hears a lot about a storm. What is the name of the storm?

Cox's Snow.

4. The woman traveling the countryside meets up with a woman named Miss Marguerite. What story does she begin telling her?

The story of Cox's Snow.

5. Miss Marguerite begins telling the traveling young woman in Part I, Chapter 1 a story. Where does the story take place?

Stratford Plantation in Virginia.

6. Miss Marguerite begins telling the traveling young woman in Part I, Chapter 1 a story. When does the story take place?

January 22, 1857.

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