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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. Catesby plays cards with Samuel Gatewood's son and some other young men. What does he lose?
(a) His favorite rifle.
(b) He does not lose.
(c) A great deal of money and his watch.
(d) A little bit of money.

2. By whom is the woman traveling the countryside in Part I, Chapter 1, employed?
(a) Works Progress Administration.
(b) Remembering Our Past Project.
(c) United America Administration.
(d) Moving Forward Organization.

3. What does Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife pray for because it sometimes slows the number of wounded arriving at the hospital?
(a) Spring rains.
(b) Winter storms.
(c) The Confederates to win more battles.
(d) Less men joining the army.

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

5. Marguerite is interviewed by a girl from the WPA. Why are the girl's boss and father criticizing the amount of time she spends with Marguerite?
(a) They both say the story that Marguerite is telling is untrue.
(b) They do not like that she's a mulatto.
(c) Because she is a slave.
(d) Because she is a prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the hospital that she works at, Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife has to dump piles of used bandages into a pit. What else does she see inside the pit?

2. Where is the battle that Catesby and Samuel Gatewood's son are fighting in Part II, Chapter 19?

3. Why does Marguerite not want to have another baby?

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

5. Why is Samuel Gatewood's slave trying to run away?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Catesby lose after playing cards in Part I, Chapter 11?

2. What is Jesse's new job in Part III, Chapter 31, at the hospital?

3. How does Opal help Uther Botkin with his daughter and his farm?

4. What was Miss Marguerite's name in 1857?

5. What does Silas do to Ellam when he learns of his treatment of Maggie?

6. Why does one of the surgeons, James Lane, ask that all the Union soldiers be taken to another surgeon for the rest of the evening?

7. What happens the third time that Jesse tries to run away from the Stratford Plantation?

8. What does Sallie pray for while working at the hospital in Part III, Chapter 30?

9. How is Alexander assigned to Duncan's regiment?

10. How much money is Silas going to sell Maggie for as incentive for Ellam to treat her with some respect until time for the sale?

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