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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who demands that the boys stop their talk of war?
(a) Shadrach.
(b) Matt.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Jethro.

2. Ellen's nephew favors which side of the war?
(a) The North.
(b) A little bit of both.
(c) The South.
(d) Neither side.

3. How old is Jenny at the beginning of the book?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

4. How old was Mary when she died?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. What does Shadrach tell Jethro to NOT call the president?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Abraham.
(c) Abe.
(d) Honest Abe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the president when this book takes place?

2. How does the nation respond to the start of the war?

3. How far away from the Creighton's house is Shadrach's cabin?

4. Who loses the first big battle of the Civil War?

5. How does Bill think problems should be solved?

(see the answer key)

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