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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapters Forty-Four through Fifty-Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the military institute located that Samuel Gatewood's son attends?
(a) Williamsburg, Virginia.
(b) Lexington, Virginia.
(c) Charleston, South Carolina.
(d) Birmingham, Alabama.

2. The work Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife does at the hospital is trying until she realizes the truth of her cousin's attitude. What does she realize?
(a) That the nurses can do everything they can for the wounded, but that the nurses themselves must go on living.
(b) That she needs to realize that her life is also very fragile.
(c) That she must not ever cry or let herself feel for the soldiers.
(d) That she needs to be more compassionate and really feel for the soldiers.

3. Who accompanies Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife to the jail after they are sentenced?
(a) The warden and his wife.
(b) Opal.
(c) Samuel Gatewood.
(d) Uther Botkin.

4. Where are Jesse and his company assigned to work in Part IV, Chapter 52?
(a) Building a bridge.
(b) At a factory.
(c) On a dock.
(d) Cleaning latrines.

5. After traveling to where the slaves are held, with whom does Silas's nephew have sex?
(a) Sallie.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Opal.
(d) Martha.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marguerite living in Part III, Chapter 28?

2. Where does Alexander arrive in Part III, Chapter 29, just before a big fight?

3. How does Jesse feel about giving his money to the surgeon, who says he will put it into a savings account?

4. What is the name of the surgeon who reminds Jesse that he will put money into a savings account for any man that requests it?

5. What nickname has Samuel Gatewood's son earned from his classmates?

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