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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife tell a young solider who asks if he is going to die?

2. What is the name of the school that Uther Botkin's daughter attends?

3. Where is Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife sent to work after she is released from jail?

4. Who arrives at the hospital to visit Duncan and apologizes for his melancholy attitude?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What incident does Miss Marguerite begin with when telling her story to the young woman in Part I, Chapter 1?

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

3. Why did Sallie marry Alexander Kirkpatrick in a hasty marriage?

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

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

6. While attending church, what does Opal beg Jack to do for her?

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

8. What does the judge sentence Sallie and Alexander to for being abolitionists?

9. What does Catesby write to his wife Leona about from Camp Bartow, Virginia?

10. What happens to Duncan Gatewood when the storm, Cox's Snow, hits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel "Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War", is a novel centered around the Civil War. Research and study the Civil War and how it began. How did the Civil War start? What state was the first to secede? What did the soldiers who were in the Civil War have to endure? Why did the Civil War start? How did the soldiers feel at the beginning of the Civil War? Who was the president during the Civil War, for both sides, Union and Confederate?

Essay Topic 2

The book, "Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War", is set during the Civil War in the South. Several of the main characters are slaves, some characters are slave owners, and a few are even against slavery. Research and examine slavery before and during the Civil War. Where was slavery dominant in America? How were slaves treated? Was slavery the reason for the Civil War? How did slavery end? Did those for slavery accept the end of slavery right away?

Essay Topic 3

Miss Marguerite is the narrator and one of the main characters in "Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War". Analyze the character of Miss Marguerite throughout her different name changes in her life: Midge, Maggie, and Marguerite. How did Marguerite change with each name? How does this influence the overall story? Where is Midge from, and where does she live? Who owns Midge? What is different about Midge's race from that of other slaves?

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