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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do most people hear updates about the war?
(a) Newpapers.
(b) Letters from soldiers.
(c) Word of mouth.
(d) Radio broadcasts.

3. Who loses the first big battle of the Civil War?
(a) Nobody- it is a draw.
(b) The civilians.
(c) The Union.
(d) The Confederates.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what is Jethro sent into town to get?
(a) The doctor.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Castor oil.
(d) A bandage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed Jethro's sister, Mary?

2. What is the name of the closest town to Jethro's house?

3. Where is Jethro when he is told who Bill has chosen to fight for?

4. Who sends some good logs over to help build the Creighton's barn?

5. How old is Jethro when this book begins?

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