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

2. How long did the journey to the confederate camp take at the start of Chapter 6?

3. How did Emma darken her skin?

4. What were the soldiers certain would only last three weeks?

5. How were runaway slaves executed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the Union Army foregoing?

3. What did Emma observe according to Chapter 6?

4. What did Emma do to her skin at the start of Chapter 5?

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

6. What was training like for Emma and her fellow recruits?

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

8. What did President Lincoln call for?

9. Who led Emma through the camp?

10. What were Quaker guns?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the recruitment process for the Civil War for both the Union and Confederate Armies.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship between Mrs. Butler and Emma Edmonds.

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