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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator collect when he was young?
(a) Postcards.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Model cars.
(d) Baseball cards.

2. How many passengers were allowed to board the bus when it stopped after picking up the Chestnuts?
(a) 40.
(b) 85.
(c) 56.
(d) 72.

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 frightened that Sarat will get sick.
(c) She is mad and slaps Sarat.
(d) She is thrilled and takes the money from Sarat.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does Sarat do throughout the day?

2. What kind of clothes do the refugees wear to the service in the chapel?

3. What killed 110 million people?

4. What piece of equipment had Simon sawed in half?

5. Where does the South get its food, clothing, and necessities?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does shaving her head make Sarat feel?

2. Who is Joe?

3. Explain what Martina does in the evenings for recreation.

4. Why does Sarat go into Emerald Creek?

5. Discuss why the narrator of the book has chosen this time to tell his story.

6. Why is the Virginia Cavalier's killing of the colonel and theft of Northern supplies important?

7. What is the significance of the Statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe?

8. What did Albert Gaines' father mean when he told his son to go into "blood work"?

9. On the way to the refugee camp, why does a woman confront Martina and consequently get kicked off the bus?

10. What is wrong with the stars on the Southern flag?

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