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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is done about the frequent visitors to the farm while Matt is ill?
(a) Jethro stands on guard every night.
(b) Neighbors create a watch.
(c) The sheriff is called.
(d) Food is put out for them.

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

3. How old is Jethro when his father falls ill?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 14.

4. Whose farm was Jethro taking care of when his father was incapacitated?
(a) Dave Burdow's.
(b) John's.
(c) Shadrach's.
(d) Matt's.

5. Who fights the most with Bill about his views when the war begins?
(a) Shadrach.
(b) Wilse.
(c) John.
(d) Matt.

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

7. How many children does John have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

8. What dinner does Shadrach make for Jethro when he shares Tom's letter?
(a) Salad.
(b) Hot cakes.
(c) Roast chicken.
(d) Roast beef.

9. Who does Bill tell first about who he has chosen to fight for?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Jethro.
(c) Ellen.
(d) John.

10. How old is Ellen's nephew?
(a) A few years younger than Jenny.
(b) As old as her older sons.
(c) The same age as Shadrach.
(d) Younger than Jethro.

11. What does Tom do after the first big battle of the Civil War?
(a) Goes to college.
(b) Takes a trip aboad to avoid the fighting.
(c) Joins the Union Army.
(d) Joins the Confederate Army.

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

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

14. Which side does Bill choose to fight for?
(a) The South.
(b) The North.
(c) The Union.
(d) Neither side.

15. Whose house is Jethro nervous of passing on his way to town?
(a) Donald Bidwell's
(b) Travis Burdow's.
(c) David Burdow's.
(d) Thomas Bidwell's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Jethro understand why Jenny won't share what she has with Jethro?

2. What happens to Jethro at night when the war begins?

3. Who is Jethro's favorite brother?

4. What does Bill do after resorting to physical blows with someone about his views?

5. Who pays frequent visits to the farm while Matt is ill?

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