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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fights the most with Bill about his views when the war begins?

2. Where is the first battle of the war?

3. How was Jethro's well made unusable?

4. How does the nation respond to the start of the war?

5. Which side does Tom favor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jethro gets to the store in town?

2. What added a lot of strain to the issues of war in Jethro's home state?

3. How do Jethro and his mother feel about the onset of the Civil War?

4. What causes the nation to be more serious about the Civil War?

5. What does Bill choose to do at the end of Chapter 3, and why?

6. Where does Shardach live, and why is this arrangement so unique?

7. What does Tom say in his first letter home from the war?

8. What happens when Ellen hears the men all debating heatedly about the issues of the war?

9. Why is Jethro sent to town alone in Chapter 5?

10. What does Shadrach do after reading Tom's letter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Despair is a theme that is placed in a number of sensitive places in the plot. What are some of these places, and what role does despair play in this book?

Essay Topic 3

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

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