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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the most riled up about the beginning of the war?
(a) Shadrach.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Ellen's nephew.
(d) Matt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comforts Jethro when he gets scared of the war?

3. How does Jethro view the impending war?

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

5. What is the name of John's wife?

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