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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is John going a week after reading Tom's letter?
(a) To fight for the Confederacy.
(b) To fight for the Union.
(c) Taking his family out west.
(d) On a trip abroad.

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

3. What do the men in Jethro's family try to avoid when they hear of the beginning of the war?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Confrontation.
(c) Ellen's nephew.
(d) Their mother.

4. Who is Shadrach serving under in Chapter 8?
(a) General Harvey.
(b) General Grant.
(c) General McCLellan.
(d) General Hacket.

5. How does Bill's family feel about his views?
(a) They are ashamed of him.
(b) They respect him.
(c) They are suspicious of him.
(d) They resent them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older than Jethro is Jenny?

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

3. What do the men in Jethro's family do when they hear of the beginning of the war?

4. Which side does Bill favor?

5. What do the men all talk about after the barn has been built?

(see the answer key)

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