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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weather event happened two days before the massacre?
(a) A heavy rainstorm.
(b) A violent sandstorm.
(c) A summer tornado.
(d) A freak blizzard.

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

3. What happened after the war that caused ten times more people to die?
(a) A Tsunami on the West Coast.
(b) The Famine-Producing Drought.
(c) A wildfire across North America.
(d) The Reunification Plague.

4. What food delicacy does Gaines give to Sarat on her first visit with him?
(a) Toast with real honey.
(b) Chocolate and marshmallows.
(c) Eggs with bacon.
(d) Caviar and champagne.

5. What is the narrator dying from?
(a) Kidney Failure.
(b) Blood Poisoning.
(c) Heart Disease.
(d) Cancer.

6. 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 burrowing underneath the dead bodies of the Virginia Cavaliers.
(c) Sarat hides by running to the water and going under.
(d) Sarat hides by jumping into Emerald Creek.

7. How do Gaines and Joe know each other?
(a) They were soldiers together when they were young.
(b) They went to medical school together.
(c) They both served on the Board of Education.
(d) They were both union leaders.

8. What rebel group did Simon join?
(a) The Tennessee Volunteers.
(b) The Virginia Cavaliers.
(c) The South Carolina Warriors.
(d) The Alabama Swordsmen.

9. Which of the following items is NOT a gift that Gaines gave to Sarat?
(a) A gun.
(b) A book.
(c) A knife.
(d) A necklace.

10. What emblem is on the flag of the United Rebels?
(a) A gas pump.
(b) A rattlesnake.
(c) A blue bird.
(d) A pecan tree.

11. What is the name of the refugee camp where the Chestnuts are sent?
(a) Camp Fuel Fighters.
(b) Camp Patience.
(c) Camp Honor.
(d) Camp Boat Builders.

12. Who is the author of the novel American War?
(a) Oscar Alouff.
(b) Bertold Brecht.
(c) Benjamin Shaben.
(d) Omar El Akkad.

13. How much does it cost for the Chestnuts to board the bus for the refugee camp?
(a) $1000 per person.
(b) $100 per person.
(c) $500 per family.
(d) $2000 per family.

14. What state does the narrator live in?
(a) Texas.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Georgia.
(d) South Carolina.

15. What food do the Virginia Cavaliers share with the camp?
(a) Ice cream found in a Northern freezer.
(b) Steaks won from a skirmish with the Northerners.
(c) Fresh vegetables shipped in from foreign lands.
(d) Junk food stolen from a Northern store.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Sarat hesitant to move to Atlanta with Dana?

2. How old was the narrator when he arrived in neutral territory?

3. Who escaped from the camp right before the massacre occurred?

4. What happens that causes Martina to pack up her family and flee their home?

5. What did the narrator collect when he was young?

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