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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. After completing his role as a soldier, what was Albert Gaine's occupation?
(a) He was a college professor.
(b) He was a musician.
(c) He was an accountant.
(d) He was a plastic surgeon.

2. What color is associated with the Free Southerners?
(a) Red.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items is NOT a gift that Gaines gave to Sarat?

2. Sarat was comforted by Marcus, in part, because of which of his physical characteristics?

3. What state does Sarat live in at the beginning of the book?

4. What food delicacy does Gaines give to Sarat on her first visit with him?

5. How old does a child have to be for the vaccine against paralysis to work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Martina do to earn money at the refugee camp?

3. Why do the Chestnuts want to go North?

4. What do Sarat and Marcus discover on the riverbanks of the rebel camp, and how does it frighten them?

5. What is the reaction Gaines has after he catches up with Sarat after the massacre at Camp Patience?

6. Explain why Martina wants Simon to join the Free Southerners and not the rebels.

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

8. What is the significance of the pet turtle, Cherylene Cee?

9. Explain where the South gets most of its provisions.

10. How does shaving her head make Sarat feel?

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