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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of Jethro's siblings have died at the beginning of the book?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. What does Jethro get to do now that he helps in the fields?
(a) Sit at the adult table.
(b) Get some money.
(c) Ride a horse to town on his own.
(d) Get his own room.

3. Which side does Bill choose to fight for?
(a) The North.
(b) Neither side.
(c) The South.
(d) The Union.

4. What happens to Jethro at night when the war begins?
(a) He stays up reading.
(b) He has nightmares.
(c) He fears his house will be attacked.
(d) He can't sleep.

5. Where does Shadrach live?
(a) In a boarding house in town.
(b) In a small wood shack in the forest.
(c) In the Creighton's barn.
(d) In the schoolhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which side of the war does Jethro believe in?

2. What does Eb do after the first big battle of the Civil War?

3. What do some people do on battlefields when the war begins?

4. How many children has Jethro's mother had?

5. Why does Jenny's father refuse to let her marry Shadrach after receiving Tom's letter?

(see the answer key)

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