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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose execution did Emma hear about a few days after telling Mrs. Butler of her secret?
(a) Her brother.
(b) The second in command of the Potomac Army.
(c) One of the Union's top spies.
(d) William Frost.

3. How many volunteers did President Lincoln asked for?
(a) 55,000.
(b) 105,000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) 25,000.

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

5. Who did not recognize Emma in her disguise?
(a) General McClellan.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Mrs. Butler.
(d) Dr. Hodes.

6. Where did Emma sleep on the first night after leaving the camp?
(a) The slave's pen.
(b) An abandoned house.
(c) The Confederate's camp.
(d) A wooded area.

7. What did the Chaplain's wife bring to the wounded?
(a) Books.
(b) News of their loved ones.
(c) Special treats.
(d) New clothes.

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

9. Emma's position was considered as ________________.
(a) Combatant.
(b) Not important.
(c) Critical to the war effort.
(d) Non-combatant.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What rank did the Chaplain have in the Army?

2. What did Emma do before sleeping on the first night inside the Confederate camp?

3. How were runaway slaves executed?

4. Who visited the camp prior to Emma's arrival?

5. Where did the Union soldiers gather according to Seymour Reit in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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