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

2. Whom did Emma have as an escort on her way out of the camp?
(a) The General.
(b) Mrs. Butler.
(c) The adjutant.
(d) Two armed men.

3. To whom did Emma bring food?
(a) Other slaves.
(b) Front line soldiers.
(c) Sentries.
(d) The crews manning the heavy artillery.

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

5. What was Emma questioned on by the review panel?
(a) Her knowledge of hand to hand combat.
(b) Her Canadian ancestry.
(c) Her patriotism, beliefs and knowledge of armaments.
(d) Her gender.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Emma reject the obvious choice for a disguise to go behind enemy lines?

2. Whose execution did Emma hear about a few days after telling Mrs. Butler of her secret?

3. How were spies executed?

4. What were "Quaker guns"?

5. How did Emma darken her skin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Emma ran over to the company tents?

2. What were Quaker guns?

3. How did Emma Edmonds identify herself, and what role did she request at the recruitment office?

4. Whom did Emma bribe and who helped her?

5. For what did Emma choose to volunteer?

6. Who joined Company B at the start of Chapter 3 and what would it mean for Emma?

7. What did President Lincoln call for?

8. What did a sergeant accuse Private Thompson of at the start of Chapter 2?

9. What happened during the review panel?

10. Where were soldiers gathering at the start of Chapter 1, and why were they anxious?

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