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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. How many children has Jethro's mother had?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

3. What is Ellen suffering from at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) A stomach ache.
(b) A headache.
(c) Some chest pains.
(d) A sprained ankle.

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

5. How did Jethro's barn get destroyed?
(a) A wind storm destroyed it.
(b) High rains flooded the river near the farm.
(c) Dave Burdow poisoned the hay feed for the animals.
(d) Guy Wortman burned it down.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is John going a week after reading Tom's letter?

4. What word does Bill use to describe war when talking to Jethro?

5. How old is Jethro when this book begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Jethro and his mother feel about the onset of the Civil War?

3. Why is Jethro's farm being targeted in Chapter 6?

4. How does Bill feel about the war?

5. What does Bill think about the issues of the war?

6. What does Tom say in his first letter home from the war?

7. Where does Shardach live, and why is this arrangement so unique?

8. What happens when Jethro gets to the store in town?

9. What does Shadrach do after reading Tom's letter?

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

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