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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters Fourteen through Twenty-Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the story opens, what is the young woman traveling the countryside in search of?
(a) Those who remember her great-grandfather.
(b) Those who remember her great-grandmother.
(c) Those who remember the days of slavery.
(d) Those who remember the days of the Civil War.

2. While at the military institute listening to a speech, what does Samuel Gatewood's son see happen to a Union flagpole?
(a) It breaks, sending the flag crashing to the ground.
(b) It is waved around while everyone cheers.
(c) The pole is set on fire and the flag is burned.
(d) It is torn down.

3. What is the name of Catesby Byrd's wife?
(a) Leona.
(b) Sallie.
(c) Opal.
(d) Maggie.

4. What is the name of the school that Uther Botkin's daughter attends?
(a) Virginia Ladies College.
(b) Abby's Female Institution.
(c) Augusta Female Seminary.
(d) School for the Gifted and Talented.

5. The woman traveling the countryside hears a lot about a storm. What is the name of the storm?
(a) Cox's Snow.
(b) Max's Snow.
(c) Rex's Snow.
(d) Fox's Snow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the essay that Samuel Gatewood writes in Part I, Chapter 13?

2. What is the name of Uther Botkin's wife?

3. Why is Samuel Gatewood's slave trying to run away?

4. Where is Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife sent to work after she is released from jail?

5. Why does a judge sentence Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife to jail?

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