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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: Chapters 1-4 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the capital of the Federal government?
(a) Austin, Texas.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) Columbus, Ohio.
(d) Savannah, Georgia.

2. What was one of the main causes for the start of the Second Civil War?
(a) The Blue Badges arrested 600 southerners.
(b) The Federal government shot 59 Southern protestors.
(c) The South enraged the North by continuing to use slaves.
(d) The border states created their own currency.

3. When the narrator talks about "Birds," to what is he referring?
(a) Northern Red Cross dirigibles.
(b) Remote-controlled weapons of war that flew overhead, spying on and killing the enemy.
(c) Secret hand signals that indicated participation in the Southern resistance.
(d) Large carrion raptors that came to the battlefields after a battle.

4. How old was the narrator when he arrived in neutral territory?
(a) Eleven years old.
(b) Six years old.
(c) Five years old.
(d) Fifteen years old.

5. What food does Martina eat that came out of a ration kit?
(a) Beef jerky.
(b) Freeze-dried ice cream.
(c) Apricot-flavored gel.
(d) Reconstituted beef stew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Chestnut children call Eliza Polk?

2. How does the narrator feel about "her"?

3. How much does it cost for the Chestnuts to board the bus for the refugee camp?

4. What is the name of the refugee camp where the Chestnuts are sent?

5. What is the color associated with the border states that are often sympathetic to the south?

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