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Rifles for Watie | Quiz

Harold Keith
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Rifles for Watie | Quiz

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1)

What time of day do they begin walking? (from Chapter 6, March)

Twilight.
Noon.
Dusk.
Dawn.
2)

What do the Rebels use to track Jeff? (from Chapter 24, Flight)

Scouts.
Dogs.
Indians.
A eagle.
3)

How many hours of sleep does Jeff get after the Battle of Wilson's Creek? (from Chapter 8, Hard Lessons)

Six.
Eight.
Ten.
Two.
4)

Jim Veatch tosses what on a sumac bush? (from Chapter 7, Battle of Wilson's Creek)

His gunbelt.
His cowboy hat.
His dogtags.
His deck of playing cards.
5)

What does the woman give Jeff to eat ? (from Chapter 9, Light Bread and Apple Butter)

Soda , doughnuts, and bread.
Apple butter, crackers, and milk.
Light bread, apple butter and milk.
Light bread, peanut butter, and milk.
6)

Where is Prairie Grove located? (from Chapter 12, Battle of Prairie Grove)

Western Kansas.
Western Arkansas.
Western Oklahoma.
Western Mississippi.
7)

Which direction does Jeff choose to travel? (from Chapter 24, Flight)

East.
North.
West.
South.
8)

What is Jeff's rank at the end of the war? (from Chapter 25, Linn County, Kansas, 1865)

A major.
A general.
A sergeant.
A captain.
9)

Who usually milks the Washbourne's cow? (from Chapter 11, Lucy Washbourne)

The dairy hand.
The sons.
The daughters.
The slaves.
10)

Where does Jeff carry the wounded soldiers on ambulance duty? (from Chapter 8, Hard Lessons)

To the morgue.
Back and forth to the latrine.
Back and forth to the amputation tent.
Back and forth to the chaplain's tent.
11)

What do the Union looters do to Lucy's cow? (from Chapter 18, Sunday)

They took it.
They fed it.
They milked it.
They killed it.
12)

What do Jeff and Noah do in Rheas Mills? (from Chapter 13, Expedition to Van Buren)

Eat.
Sleep.
Celebrate.
Dance.
13)

Why does Jeff knock on the door of the clapboard house in the woods? (from Chapter 9, Light Bread and Apple Butter)

To ask permission to cut down trees in the yard.
To ask for permission to pick up apples in the yard.
To ask directions.
To ask permission to use the bathroom.
14)

Who is the old man sleeping on a quilt outside the headquarters tent? (from Chapter 21, Boggy Depot)

Colonel Stand Watie.
A Chickasaw beggar.
A Choctaw beggar.
The Cherokee shaman.
15)

What happens to Walter Van Orstrand? (from Chapter 7, Battle of Wilson's Creek)

He gets killed.
He shoots one of his own brothers.
He shoots his own father.
He shoots off one of his own fingers.
16)

Sixteen men of the Union Patrol ride to where? (from Chapter 17, The Ride of Noah Babbitt)

Fort Smith Road.
Prairie Grove.
Van Buren.
Fort Gibson.
17)

What do the Chocktaws and Chickasaws sing at sunset? (from Chapter 21, Boggy Depot)

The Choctaw war song.
The Apachee war song.
The Chickasaw war song.
The Cherokee war song.
18)

What is Watie's reason for fighting? (from Chapter 15, Fate of the Brandts)

To regain his ancesteral home.
To end slavery.
To leave the Cherokee Nation to the Confederates.
To wipe out the white man.
19)

What are redbud tree leaves shaped like? (from Chapter 23, The Redbud Tree)

Spades.
Hearts.
Clovers.
Grass blades.
20)

When is the war over? (from Chapter 25, Linn County, Kansas, 1865)

January 1865.
June 1865.
June 1867.
January 1867.
21)

What is Levi Washbourne's rank in General Watie's cavalry? (from Chapter 11, Lucy Washbourne)

Private.
General.
Sergeant.
Captain.
22)

Who does Captain Clardy have executed for being a Rebel spy? (from Chapter 16, The Name on the Watch)

Lee Washbourne.
Jeff Bussey.
Levi Washbourne.
David Gardner.
23)

Where do Jeff and Noah sleep after the Battle of Prairie Grove? (from Chapter 13, Expedition to Van Buren)

A dormitory.
A cotton mill.
A haystack.
A rebel barn.
24)

What does Jeff recover from the Confederate courier? (from Chapter 17, The Ride of Noah Babbitt)

A saddle.
A watch.
A haversack.
A pair of boots.
25)

How many men are in General Lyon's outfit? (from Chapter 7, Battle of Wilson's Creek)

3800 men.
1200 men.
3000 men.
2800 men.
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