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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 are deserters punished?
(a) Prison.
(b) Death.
(c) Fines.
(d) Whipping.

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

3. What year does Chapter 12 take place in?
(a) 1855.
(b) 1866.
(c) 1854.
(d) 1864.

4. Who is causing widespread destruction in the area in Chapter 7?
(a) Travis Bidwell.
(b) Guy Wortman.
(c) Ross Milton.
(d) Dave Burdow.

5. The Creightons' receive help with their barn in which seasons?
(a) Summer and fall.
(b) Winter and spring.
(c) Fall and winter.
(d) Spring and summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jethro use to help him understand what is happening during the war?

2. What is the platform of the man running against Lincoln for his second term?

3. What month does the battle at Chancellorsville take place?

4. What month was the Gettysburg Address delivered in?

5. Who notices that Jethro is bothered by something after Jethro finds Eb?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do federal agents come to the Creighton farm?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when men gather to build the Creightons' a new barn?

8. How is Guy Wortman finally arrested?

9. What happens when Jenny goes to D.C.?

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

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