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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Ellen and Nancy do for the men who help build their barn?
(a) Promise them portions of the harvest.
(b) Make dinner.
(c) Hold a dance.
(d) Pay them some money.

2. Why does the Lawrence boy come home from the war in Chapter 7?
(a) His time is up.
(b) He has a message to deliver.
(c) He is wounded.
(d) His commander heard about his father's death.

3. Who did General Hooker replace in the army?
(a) Haskell.
(b) Grant.
(c) Burnside.
(d) Lee.

4. Who sends some good logs over to help build the Creighton's barn?
(a) Ross Milton.
(b) Dave Burdow.
(c) Guy Wortman.
(d) Dan Lawrence.

5. In what month is Jenny and Shadrach married?
(a) March.
(b) May.
(c) August.
(d) April.

6. How many men show up to help re-build the Creighton's barn?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

7. What does Sherman give Lincoln as a Christmas present?
(a) A surrender from Lee.
(b) The city of Savannah.
(c) The end of the war.
(d) News of a victory.

8. Who does Shad plan to vote for in the next presidential election?
(a) Lee.
(b) Grant.
(c) McClellan.
(d) Lincoln.

9. What do soldiers do as they pass through towns in Georgia?
(a) Mock and beat the citizens.
(b) Demand food from poor farmers.
(c) Plunder and steal.
(d) Kill livestock.

10. Where do people come from to help repair the Creighton barn?
(a) All over the town.
(b) All over the county.
(c) All over the state.
(d) All over the region.

11. What does Jethro use to help him understand what is happening during the war?
(a) Newspaper articles.
(b) Shad's map.
(c) A geography book.
(d) Bill's letters.

12. What is General Hooker's nick-name?
(a) Hook and Sinker.
(b) Hookin' em' Hooker.
(c) Fighting Joe.
(d) General Joe.

13. Why is Hig Phillips murdered?
(a) He helped a Union deserter.
(b) His son joined the Confederate Army.
(c) He deserted.
(d) He dodged the draft.

14. What do the men all talk about after the barn has been built?
(a) The war.
(b) Guy Wortman.
(c) The president.
(d) The weather.

15. Who is Shadrach serving under in Chapter 8?
(a) General McCLellan.
(b) General Hacket.
(c) General Harvey.
(d) General Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a battle won by the Confederates?

2. What becomes a very common thing for soldiers to do after the first year of war?

3. What is the platform of the man running against Lincoln for his second term?

4. Who comes to visit Jethro at the end of the book?

5. What is the name of the first soldier in the area to return home from the war?

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