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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do many of Tom's friends die?
(a) Starved to death.
(b) Froze to death.
(c) Got shot.
(d) Died of food poisoning.

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

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

4. Which war begins during the second chapter of this book?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) The French and Indian War.
(c) The Revolutionary War.
(d) The Mexican War.

5. How old is Jethro when this book begins?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

6. What is the name of Jethro's mother?
(a) Ella.
(b) Emma.
(c) Emily.
(d) Ellen.

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

8. How does Bill think problems should be solved?
(a) With civil disputes.
(b) With votes.
(c) With debates.
(d) With peace.

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

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

11. What month is it when Ellen first hears from Tom?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) February.

12. What is the name of John's wife?
(a) Nicole.
(b) Nellie.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Natalie.

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

14. Who pays frequent visits to the farm while Matt is ill?
(a) Dave Burdow.
(b) Shadrach.
(c) Guy Wortman.
(d) Russ Milton.

15. How does the nation respond to the start of the war?
(a) They start to move.
(b) They cringe in fear.
(c) They celebrate.
(d) They are all very angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings the family news of the beginning of the war?

2. What does Jenny receive that she does not want to share with Jethro?

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

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

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

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