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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who sent the letter that Jenny does not want to share with Jethro?
(a) Eb.
(b) Bill.
(c) Shadrach.
(d) Tom.

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

4. Who is the president when this book takes place?
(a) Adams.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Washington.

5. Where does Jethro eat lunch while he is in town?
(a) At the store.
(b) In his wagon.
(c) By a stream.
(d) At a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jethro get to do now that he helps in the fields?

2. Where is the first battle of the war?

3. How did Jethro's barn get destroyed?

4. Who loses the first big battle of the Civil War?

5. Why does Jenny not want to share with Jethro when she receives something important?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jethro feel as he listens to his brothers and cousin debate the issues of the war?

2. What does Jethro's mother praise him for at the beginning of the book?

3. How does the nation respond to the beginning of the war?

4. How does Jethro feel about the love between Shadrach and Jenny?

5. What does Jethro enjoy doing when the Civil War first begins?

6. What happens to Jethro on his ride home from town?

7. What does Ellen's nephew do when he first comes to visit Ellen?

8. What does Bill choose to do at the end of Chapter 3, and why?

9. What is Ellen suffering from in Chapter 5?

10. How old is Jenny, and what is her role in the household?

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