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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 tells Jethro about Lincoln's assassination?

2. What does the President decide to do about the deserters?

3. Where is Jethro when he hears of Lincoln's assassination?

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

5. Who runs against Lincoln for his second term in office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens that ruins the peace in Jethro's life after the war is ended?

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

3. Who is the first in the area to return from the war, and what news does he bring?

4. What makes Jethro less interested in his schooling at the beginning of Chapter 12?

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

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

7. Where does John see Bill, and why?

8. What happens to Hig Phillips in Chapter 9, and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Which character do you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

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