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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Emma convince the captain of the mail boat to bring her what she needed?
(a) She threatened to report him to the general.
(b) She asked nicely.
(c) She bribed him.
(d) She ordered him.

2. What sight had become familiar to Emma?
(a) Doctors amputating limbs.
(b) Burying dead soldiers.
(c) Young men playing cards.
(d) Merchants in the Camp.

3. What did Emma give as a bribe to the slave with whom she switched assignments?
(a) Release papers.
(b) A watch.
(c) A pen knife.
(d) Money.

4. How old was Emma when she ran away from home?
(a) 15.
(b) 23.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

5. What famous historical figure did Emma see a few times?
(a) General Lee.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) Henry Anderson.
(d) General Grant.

6. What did Emma Edmonds do to avoid being discovered as a female?
(a) She drew a beard.
(b) She didn't talk.
(c) She pulled her cap down low.
(d) She put padding in her sleeves.

7. Who led the Potomac Army in March 1862?
(a) General Grant.
(b) General E Lee.
(c) General McCall.
(d) General McClellan.

8. What were the slaves allowed to do after dinner?
(a) Wander the camp.
(b) Go to school.
(c) Drink water.
(d) Play ball.

9. How long did a nurse's shift last?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 6 hours.
(d) 12 hours.

10. Where did Emma and James first meet?
(a) New York.
(b) Canada.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Boston.

11. Why was Emma's father resentful?
(a) Emma was not a boy.
(b) Emma didn't know how to cook.
(c) Emma ran from Canada.
(d) Emma was a tomboy.

12. Why were the soldiers anxious?
(a) Most never took the train.
(b) A spy was among them.
(c) To go off to war.
(d) They were not given food.

13. Where were the slaves kept at night?
(a) Is a camp outside the military camp.
(b) In a pen.
(c) In a church.
(d) In a barn.

14. How did Emma darken her skin?
(a) With silver nitrate and water.
(b) With coffee.
(c) With coal.
(d) With graphite.

15. To what army was the Michigan Volunteer Infantry assigned?
(a) The Potomac Army.
(b) Army of the Gulf.
(c) The Army of the Cumberland.
(d) Army of the Ohio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Emma accused of holding like a mop?

2. Where did Emma sleep on the first night after leaving the camp?

3. How many personnel constituted the medical team?

4. What allowed Emma to leave the camp at night?

5. What were the slaves doing when they woke Emma?

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