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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of structure are the Chestnuts assigned to live in when they arrive at the refugee camp?
(a) A tent.
(b) An apartment.
(c) A houseboat.
(d) A dormitory.

2. When Joe comes to visit Sarat in her new home after the massacre, what gift does he bring her?
(a) A old wristwatch.
(b) A new rifle.
(c) A fossil-fueled car.
(d) A real leather vest.

3. Where did the Chestnut family hide their valuables?
(a) In a drainpipe off the roof of their house.
(b) Beneath the rotted out stump in their backyard.
(c) In an old metal can tied to a string and floating in the river.
(d) Under a loose floorboard of their house.

4. How does Sarat hide her presence from the Northern soldier when she goes out to see what is happening?
(a) Sarat hides by disguising herself as a Northern soldier wearing black.
(b) Sarat hides by running to the water and going under.
(c) Sarat hides by burrowing underneath the dead bodies of the Virginia Cavaliers.
(d) Sarat hides by jumping into Emerald Creek.

5. What was wrong with the Southern flag?
(a) The stripes were crooked.
(b) The snake faced the wrong direction.
(c) The stars were asymmetrical.
(d) The background obscured the pattern.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many passengers were allowed to board the bus when it stopped after picking up the Chestnuts?

2. How long does Sarat lie in wait to make her kill at Halfway Branch?

3. Where state was Albert Gaines born in?

4. What fictional event does the diary of a former Southern recruiter use to convince volunteers of the wrongs of the North?

5. What kind of pet do Sarat and Marcus keep in an abandoned tent?

(see the answer key)

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