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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 does Shadrach describe Grant in Chapter 11?
(a) Older than his age.
(b) Domineering.
(c) Ill at ease.
(d) Confused.

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

3. How many men show up to help re-build the Creighton's barn?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

4. Who comes to visit Jethro at the end of the book?
(a) Ross Milton.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Bill.
(d) Shadrach.

5. What battle does Shadrach write about in Chapter 8?
(a) Gettysburg.
(b) Pea Ridge.
(c) Antietam.
(d) New Madrid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sherman give Lincoln as a Christmas present?

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

4. Who runs against Lincoln for his second term in office?

5. What year does Chapter 12 take place in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the county help the Creightons after their barn is burned down?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Shadrach's aunt write to the Creighton family about?

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

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