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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. What do Jenny and Jethro not like about the federal agents that come to the farm?

2. Who comes to visit Jethro at the end of the book?

3. Which amendment is created during Chapter 12?

4. Who is Shadrach serving under in Chapter 8?

5. What do soldiers do as they pass through towns in Georgia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Eb write about when he returns to his unit after deserting?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where does John see Bill, and why?

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

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

The story takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Irene Hunt have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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