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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 did Emma return to camp just in time for?

2. Who did Emma make contact with at the gala?

3. Where was Major McKee when Emma arrived at the camp?

4. Who led the Confederate Army facing Emma's new army?

5. Despite what event did Emma hold on to her belief in the Union Cause?

Short Essay Questions

1. Upon entering the camp, whom did Emma meet with at the start of Chapter 8?

2. Why did Franklin Thompson come to McClellan's mind?

3. What happened when Emma was treating a wounded soldier in the enemy's camp?

4. How did Mrs. Butler help Emma at the start of Chapter 9?

5. What did General McClellan give Emma and why?

6. What was Emma given and why?

7. What did the sentry arrange at the beginning of Chapter 10?

8. What was in Hall's possession?

9. Why was Emma given a two week furlough, and what did she do according to Chapter 12?

10. What did Emma learn about Aylesworth?

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

Discuss why some people thought that Emma Edmonds' account of the Civil War was scandalous and how W.S. Williams defended her.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of spies in attaining information on the enemy, including what tactics were used in the Civil War.

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