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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. Where does Jethro eat lunch while he is in town?

2. How does Jethro feel as he listens to his brothers argue about the war?

3. How old was Mary when she died?

4. What happens while Matt is heading to Dave Burdow's house?

5. How did the mob want to kill the man who killed Mary?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Matt doing when he gets hurt?

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

4. How old is Jenny, and what is her role in the household?

5. What does Jethro's mother praise him for at the beginning of the book?

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

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

8. How is Jethro helped after his experience in the town store?

9. What does Ellen's nephew do when he first comes to visit Ellen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jenny's relationship with Shadrach change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Guy Wortman and Dave Burdow are two characters who are very similar in their natures, but are markedly different in other ways. Use some examples from the text to compare and contrast these two dynamic characters.

Essay Topic 3

Betrayal is a theme introduced at the very beginning of this book. How does this constant stream of betrayal affect the outcome of the plot, and which characters are most affected by it?

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