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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. Which side does Tom favor?
(a) The South.
(b) The North.
(c) A little bit of both.
(d) Neither side.

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

3. What does Shadrach do for Jethro when he reads Tom's letter?
(a) Draws a map.
(b) Tells him that Tom will be fine.
(c) Prays with him.
(d) Promises to find Tom and bring him home.

4. How do many of Tom's friends die?
(a) Starved to death.
(b) Got shot.
(c) Froze to death.
(d) Died of food poisoning.

5. Where is Jethro when he is told who Bill has chosen to fight for?
(a) In the fields.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In his bed.
(d) In school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first big battle of the Civil War?

2. What do some people do on battlefields when the war begins?

3. Whose farm was Jethro taking care of when his father was incapacitated?

4. Who proposed to Jenny?

5. What does Eb do after the first big battle of the Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the farm while Matt is ill?

2. What harm is done to Jethro's farm while Matt is ill?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What added a lot of strain to the issues of war in Jethro's home state?

9. Why is Jethro sent to town alone in Chapter 5?

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

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