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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. 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 trips and falls down a hill, breaking his leg.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He falls into a bramble thicket and runs away.

2. Who harbors a runaway slave in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) Susie and Alexander.
(b) Sara and Alexander.
(c) Sammy and Alexander.
(d) Sallie and Alexander.

3. How many years does the judge sentence Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife to serve in jail?
(a) Three.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Catesby tell Samuel he should send someone to get his son who has been wounded in battle?

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?

3. Whom does Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife hesitate to visit but eventually goes to see in Part III, Chapter 39?

4. Whose custody is Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife released into in Part II, Chapter 23?

5. What does a Confederate solider tell Rufus and Jesse before shooting Rufus in the chest?

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