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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. Why does Marguerite not want to have another baby?
(a) She wants to ensure that Duncan will love Jacob as his own.
(b) She wants to ensure that Silas will love Jacob as his own.
(c) She wants to ensure that Jesse will love Jacob as his own.
(d) She wants to ensure that Samuel will love Jacob as his own.

2. Where is Catesby involved in a terrible battle in Part IV, Chapter 47?
(a) Near the Lexington school house in Virginia.
(b) Near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

3. What happens when Alexander is sent to deliver a message to a particular group about to be hemmed in during the fighting in Part III, Chapter 28?
(a) He delivers the message and returns safely.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He trips and falls down a hill, breaking his leg.
(d) He falls into a bramble thicket and runs away.

4. What nickname has Samuel Gatewood's son earned from his classmates?
(a) Chief.
(b) Wheelhorse.
(c) Bucking Bronco.
(d) Buddy.

5. What is Alexander quickly set up as in his new regiment because of his education and ability?
(a) A cook.
(b) A lieutenant.
(c) A sergeant.
(d) A courier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the surgeon who receives a telegram that makes him cry?

2. What is the name of the hospital that Duncan is staying at after his injuries in Part III, Chapter 32?

3. On the way home from prayer meeting, whom is Alexander traveling with when their buggy is stopped by renegades?

4. How many years does the judge sentence Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife to serve in jail?

5. Why is Catesby's son not a help to his family?

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