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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name did Emma take for her first spy assignment?

2. Mrs. Butler was a descendant of ______________.

3. How many volunteers did President Lincoln asked for?

4. What city did Emma have time to visit before her deployment?

5. What disguise did Emma reject for her new assignment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Emma decide was too risky?

2. How did a corporal give Emma a way out of the Confederate camp?

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

4. Who led Emma through the camp?

5. What did Emma note about the Confederate camp?

6. Why did Emma bribe a kitchen worker and what opportunity did it give her according to Chapter 7?

7. What did a Confederate officer ask Cuff at the camp?

8. For what did Emma choose to volunteer?

9. What did Emma do in the medical tent?

10. What did Emma remind herself of when she looked at the Confederate's campfires?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the battles discussed in "Behind Rebel Lines" and compare the events leading up to the battle, the obstacles encountered, casualties, and the result of the battle.

Essay Topic 2

Take two Generals, one from the Union Army and the other from the Confederate Army, discussed in "Behind Rebel Lines." Compare their styles of leadership and achievements.

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of "Behind Rebel Lines," President Lincoln called for young men to take up arms in support of the Union. Examine the role President Abraham Lincoln had in the Civil War, even before he was sworn into office.

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