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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were "Quaker guns"?
(a) Gatling guns.
(b) Powder storage.
(c) Log painted black to look like cannons.
(d) Cereals.

2. Mrs. Butler was a descendant of ______________.
(a) A Irish family.
(b) A Boston high society family.
(c) A rugged pioneer family.
(d) A military family.

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

4. What disguise did Emma reject for her new assignment?
(a) A Confederate soldier.
(b) A merchant.
(c) A nun.
(d) A woman from Louisville.

5. What were the slaves delivering when they woke Emma?
(a) Documents to the 6th company commander.
(b) Food to the sentry.
(c) Mail to the soldiers.
(d) Ammunition to the front lines.

6. What was Emma required to take after being cleared for her new duties?
(a) A full physical.
(b) A special spy exam.
(c) A special oath for secret agents.
(d) A cyanide capsule.

7. What did she Emma see flickering across the valley?
(a) The flash of the canons shelling the Union camp.
(b) The lights of Richmond.
(c) The lights of the Confederate camp.
(d) The lights of the Confederate Navy.

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

9. Where did Emma say she was born when enrolling as Franklin Thompson?
(a) New York City.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) St John, Canada.
(d) Montreal, Canada.

10. What was Emma's rank at the start of Chapter 2: March 19, 1862?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) Captain.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Private.

11. How did James Vesey die?
(a) He was shot in the neck.
(b) He killed himself.
(c) He was stabbed.
(d) He fell from his horse.

12. How long did the journey to the confederate camp take at the start of Chapter 6?
(a) Several hours.
(b) Two days.
(c) One week.
(d) 24 minutes.

13. What was nagging Emma when she enlisted?
(a) The way she said "about."
(b) There was a bigger job waiting for her.
(c) Her desire for motherhood.
(d) Her brother did not enlist with her.

14. What were the slaves doing when they woke Emma?
(a) Talking.
(b) Telling jokes.
(c) Plotting an escape.
(d) Singing.

15. Where was James Vesey assigned to at the start of Chapter 3?
(a) Company D.
(b) Company B.
(c) Company C.
(d) Company E.

Short Answer Questions

1. Emma's position was considered as ________________.

2. What did Mrs. Butler decide to do when she learned of Emma's secret?

3. What did Emma give as a bribe to the slave with whom she switched assignments?

4. What famous historical figure did Emma see a few times?

5. How many personnel constituted the medical team?

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