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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. On what date did the Free Southern States declare their independence?
(a) December 25, 2060.
(b) May 11, 2050.
(c) January 1, 2025.
(d) October 1, 2074.

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

3. What activity does Sarat do throughout the day?
(a) She works in the Alabama camp cafe.
(b) She is a volunteer at the infirmary.
(c) She watches the men de-mining the Northern end of camp.
(d) She swims in the Emerald Creek.

4. What is Marcus Exum doing when Martina meets him?
(a) Using heat evaporation to filter dirt out of water
(b) Tearing the wings off of mosquitoes.
(c) Swimming in Emerald Creek.
(d) Helping the young men de-mining the field by reading the meter.

5. What does the narrator say the story is about?
(a) Love.
(b) Ruin.
(c) War.
(d) Loss.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Martina react to Sarat earning $100 by going into Emerald Creek?

2. What did the Chestnut children call Eliza Polk?

3. What food do the Virginia Cavaliers share with the camp?

4. What color is associated with the Free Southerners?

5. What is an UOD?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sarat feel about Marcus and his father escaping to the North?

2. What is the significance of the weapon that Albert Gaines gives to Sarat?

3. How does shaving her head make Sarat feel?

4. Why do the Chestnuts want to go North?

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

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

7. Why does Sarat go into Emerald Creek?

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

9. What is apricot gel?

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

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