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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens while Matt is heading to Dave Burdow's house?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He has a heart attack.
(c) He sprains his ankle.
(d) He meets an ambush.

2. Why is Matt's family being so targeted in Chapter 6?
(a) Jethro did not trade well when he was in town.
(b) Bill joined the confederacy.
(c) Tom joined the Union.
(d) Matt said some harsh things about Guy Wortman.

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

4. What gift is Jethro given while he is in town?
(a) An ink and paper set.
(b) A book.
(c) A horse whip.
(d) A piece of candy.

5. Why was Jenny's suitor refused?
(a) He has no money.
(b) She is too young.
(c) Jenny did not love him.
(d) He is too young.

6. How does the community feel about Bill's views?
(a) They are suspicious of him.
(b) They are ashamed of him.
(c) They resent them.
(d) They respect him.

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

8. What happens to Jethro's well while Matt is ill?
(a) It is filled in.
(b) It dries up.
(c) It is contaminated.
(d) It is covered with large stones.

9. Who killed Jethro's sister, Mary?
(a) Donald Bidwell.
(b) David Burdow.
(c) Thomas Bidwell.
(d) Travis Burdow.

10. How does Jethro feel as he listens to his brothers argue about the war?
(a) He is proud.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is scared.
(d) He is confused.

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

12. What do some people do on battlefields when the war begins?
(a) Take pictures.
(b) Picnic.
(c) Call for peace.
(d) Protest.

13. Which side of the war does Jethro believe in?
(a) The South.
(b) A little bit of both sides.
(c) Neither side.
(d) The Union.

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

15. Where is Jethro's oldest brother at the beginning of the book?
(a) In Heaven.
(b) At war.
(c) In jail.
(d) In California.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Creighton family receives their first war letter from who?

2. Why does John's family decide to stay with Ellen?

3. Where does Jethro and his family live?

4. Where is Ellen's nephew from?

5. How do many of Tom's friends die?

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