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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jethro and his family planting at the beginning of the book?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Corn.

2. Who brings the family news of the beginning of the war?
(a) Matt.
(b) Shadrach.
(c) David.
(d) The postman.

3. Where is Ellen's nephew from?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kentucky.

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

5. How does Jethro view the impending war?
(a) He is frightened of losing one of his brothers.
(b) He finds it all very confusing.
(c) He sees it as an adventure.
(d) He thinks it will boost the corn sales.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who demands that the boys stop their talk of war?

2. Why was Jenny's suitor refused?

3. Who refused Jenny's suitor?

4. How many of Jethro's siblings have died at the beginning of the book?

5. How old was Mary when she died?

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