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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 month was the Gettysburg Address delivered in?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) May.
(d) July.

2. Who led the Union in Chicamauga Creek?
(a) Grant.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Hooker.
(d) Haskell.

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

4. What news does the Lawrence boy bring home from the war?
(a) Shad is wounded.
(b) Eb is dead.
(c) Tom is dead.
(d) Bill is alive.

5. Where are the Creighton births and deaths recorded?
(a) The family tree.
(b) The Creighton history.
(c) The town hall records.
(d) The family Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did General Hooker replace in the army?

2. How many northern soldiers are killed at Chancellorsville?

3. Who tells Jethro about Lincoln's assassination?

4. Why does Jethro get frustrated while the men are talking after the barn has been built?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Shadrach feel about his leaders in Chapter 8?

2. What does Shadrach write to Jethro about in Chapter 11?

3. How do Jenny and Jethro follow what is happening in the war?

4. What happens to Hig Phillips in Chapter 9, and why?

5. What helps Shadrach while he is with his aunt?

6. What does John write about at the beginning of Chapter 11?

7. What good news does John send his family about Bill?

8. What do Jenny and Jethro do when they hear of Tom's death?

9. What happens when Jethro hears strange noises from the woods while working in the fields one day?

10. Where does John see Bill, and why?

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