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

2. Where are the strange noises in the woods coming from while Jethro is working in the field?
(a) A federal agent.
(b) Eb.
(c) A wounded animal.
(d) A deserter.

3. In what month does the Civil War officially end?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) August.

4. What does Jethro use to write proper letters?
(a) Shad's teachings.
(b) The book Ross gave him.
(c) The Bible.
(d) A grammar book his mother gave him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Shadrach when Jenny comes to be with him?

2. Who tells Jethro about Lincoln's assassination?

3. Why is Guy Wortman arrested?

4. What do Jenny and Jethro not like about the federal agents that come to the farm?

5. Where are the Creighton births and deaths recorded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Guy Wortman finally arrested?

2. What does Eb write about when he returns to his unit after deserting?

3. What does Jethro get upset about when the men are talking after building the new barn?

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

5. What happens that ruins the peace in Jethro's life after the war is ended?

6. What does Jethro do when he is conflicted about Eb's desertion?

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

8. Where does John see Bill, and why?

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

10. Where does Jethro go at the end of the book and why?

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