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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jethro eat lunch while he is in town?
(a) By a stream.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) In his wagon.
(d) At the store.

2. What does Bill do after resorting to physical blows with someone about his views?
(a) Apologizes.
(b) Joins the Army.
(c) Leaves home.
(d) Stops speaking.

3. What caused Ellen's ailment in Chapter 5?
(a) They do not know.
(b) Lack of coffee.
(c) Dropping a water bucket on her foot.
(d) Eating bad chicken.

4. What do the men in Jethro's family do when they hear of the beginning of the war?
(a) Kneel to pray.
(b) Start fighting.
(c) Change the subject.
(d) Busy themselves with other tasks.

5. What does Shadrach tell Jethro to call the president?
(a) Mr. President.
(b) Sir Lincoln.
(c) Mr. Lincoln.
(d) President Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jenny's father refuse to let her marry Shadrach after receiving Tom's letter?

2. Which side of the war does Jethro believe in?

3. Whose house is Jethro nervous of passing on his way to town?

4. How are deserters punished?

5. What does Tom do after the first big battle of the Civil War?

(see the answer key)

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