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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Ellen's nephew from?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kentucky.

2. What word does Bill use to describe war when talking to Jethro?
(a) Hypocritical.
(b) Foolish.
(c) Destructive.
(d) Useless.

3. What is Tom's first battle?
(a) Fort Donler.
(b) Fort Dunley.
(c) Fort Dumbleton.
(d) Fort Donelson.

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

5. Who helps Jethro when he is being bullied at the store?
(a) Russ Morton.
(b) Ross Milton.
(c) Ross Morton.
(d) Russ Milton.

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

7. What is the first big battle of the Civil War?
(a) The Battle of Georgetown.
(b) The Battle of Bull Run.
(c) The Battle of Winesborough.
(d) The Battle of Gettysburg.

8. The Creighton family receives their first war letter from who?
(a) Eb.
(b) Tom.
(c) Bill.
(d) John.

9. Where is the first battle of the war?
(a) Fort Sumpton.
(b) Fort Sumter.
(c) Fort Summersville.
(d) Fort Summer.

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

11. Who is Jethro's favorite brother?
(a) Bill.
(b) Joe.
(c) Ted.
(d) John.

12. Ellen's nephew favors which side of the war?
(a) The North.
(b) The South.
(c) A little bit of both.
(d) Neither side.

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

14. What do the men in the store tease Jethro about?
(a) Bill joining the Confederate Army.
(b) Mary's death.
(c) His young age.
(d) Tom dying at war.

15. Who helps Jethro understand why Jenny won't share what she has with Jethro?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Nancy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who killed Jethro's sister, Mary?

2. How old is Ellen's nephew?

3. Who proposed to Jenny?

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

5. How far away is the Creighton's house from the nearest town?

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