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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 caused Ellen's ailment in Chapter 5?
(a) Dropping a water bucket on her foot.
(b) Eating bad chicken.
(c) They do not know.
(d) Lack of coffee.

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

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

4. Who protects Jethro from an ambush as he is heading home from town?
(a) David Burdow.
(b) Russ Milton.
(c) Travis Bidwell.
(d) Ross Morton.

5. Which of the following is NOT something that Jethro does for the FIRST time in Chapter 5?
(a) Handle a team.
(b) Drive to town.
(c) Deliver a message.
(d) Barter goods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jethro at night when the war begins?

2. Who refused Jenny's suitor?

3. Where is the first battle of the war?

4. How does Jethro feel as he listens to his brothers argue about the war?

5. Who is the most riled up about the beginning of the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jethro prepared for his first trip into town?

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

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

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

5. What do Tom and Eb do at the beginning of the Civil War?

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

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

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

9. What is Matt doing when he gets hurt?

10. What happens at the Creighton table when the subject of the war is brought up?

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