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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 month does the battle at Chancellorsville take place?

2. Who led the Union Army in the battle of Gettysburg?

3. Who led the Union in Chicamauga Creek?

4. In what month does the Civil War officially end?

5. Who sends a letter to Shadrach about the battle at Chicamauga Creek?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens when Jenny goes to D.C.?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Ross Milton was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

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