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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were estimated to be killed in the war?
(a) Nine hundred thousand.
(b) Two million.
(c) Eleven million.
(d) Twenty million.

2. Where did the name Sarat come from?
(a) A kindergarten teacher who accidentally read her middle initial as the last letter of her first name.
(b) A town in southern Georgia where she was born.
(c) An Egyptian queen character in a novel her mother was reading.
(d) An elderly aunt who had a speech impediment.

3. How does Martina react to Sarat earning $100 by going into Emerald Creek?
(a) She is proud and throws Sarat a party.
(b) She is thrilled and takes the money from Sarat.
(c) She is mad and slaps Sarat.
(d) She is frightened that Sarat will get sick.

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

5. What kind of home does Sarat live in?
(a) Sarat lives in a corrugated steel container salvaged from the shipyard.
(b) Sarat lives in a dilapidated, two-story wooden farmhouse.
(c) Sarat lives on a rusty old houseboat.
(d) Sarat lives in a cave along the riverbank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the rebel South's first martyr?

2. What was wrong with the Southern flag?

3. What supply is in over-abundance at the refugee camp?

4. Who were the Blue Badges?

5. What does Sarat do to her hair after she goes into Emerald Creek?

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