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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jethro's barn get destroyed?
(a) High rains flooded the river near the farm.
(b) A wind storm destroyed it.
(c) Dave Burdow poisoned the hay feed for the animals.
(d) Guy Wortman burned it down.

2. How did the mob want to kill the man who killed Mary?
(a) Hanging.
(b) Crushing.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Burning.

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

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

5. Why is Guy Wortman arrested?
(a) His rifle is found in the Creighton's burned out barn.
(b) He is caught stealing.
(c) One of his men turns him in.
(d) He is seen shooting at a family.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jethro's oldest brother at the beginning of the book?

2. How many men show up to help re-build the Creighton's barn?

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

4. What is the occupation of the man who helps Jethro when he is being bullied at the store?

5. What caused Ellen's ailment in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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