2. Where does Ellen send Jethro after hearing from Tom?
(a) To town.
(b) To Shadrach's cabin.
(c) To the barn.
(d) To work in the fields.

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

4. Who is given charge of the farm when Matt is incapacitated?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Dave Burdow.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Jethro.

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

6. Which side does Bill favor?
(a) The South.
(b) Neither side.
(c) The North.
(d) A little bit of both.

7. How was Jethro's well made unusable?
(a) Guy Wortman poured coal oil in it.
(b) A flood moved large stones over the top of it.
(c) Dave Burdow poured sand and stones in it.
(d) A sick animal died in it.

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

9. What does Shadrach do for Jethro when he reads Tom's letter?
(a) Draws a map.
(b) Promises to find Tom and bring him home.
(c) Prays with him.
(d) Tells him that Tom will be fine.

10. What does Jethro get to do now that he helps in the fields?
(a) Get some money.
(b) Sit at the adult table.
(c) Ride a horse to town on his own.
(d) Get his own room.

11. Who comforts Jethro when he gets scared of the war?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Bill.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Shadrach.

12. Who refused Jenny's suitor?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Jenny's mother.
(c) Jenny's brothers.
(d) Jenny's father.

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

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

15. 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.