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

2. What do Ellen and Nancy do for the men who help build their barn?
(a) Hold a dance.
(b) Pay them some money.
(c) Make dinner.
(d) Promise them portions of the harvest.

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

4. Where does Jethro go when he hears the war has ended?
(a) Into town.
(b) To the train station.
(c) To John's house.
(d) To Ross Milton's house.

5. What is General Hooker's nick-name?
(a) Fighting Joe.
(b) General Joe.
(c) Hookin' em' Hooker.
(d) Hook and Sinker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the President decide to do about the deserters?

2. What year was Jethro's barn destroyed?

3. Where does Eb go after Lincoln gives the deserters amnesty?

4. Why does the Lawrence boy come home from the war in Chapter 7?

5. How old is Jenny when she gets married?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Jethro do when he hears about the end of the war?

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

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

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

8. How is Guy Wortman finally arrested?

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

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

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