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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 does Jethro use to write proper letters?

2. Where do people come from to help repair the Creighton barn?

3. In what month is Jenny and Shadrach married?

4. What is the platform of the man running against Lincoln for his second term?

5. What battle was Shadrach wounded in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How is Guy Wortman finally arrested?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

This plot takes place during the Civil War. How does this historic event shape the main characters in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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