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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catesby plays cards with Samuel Gatewood's son and some other young men. What does he lose?
(a) A great deal of money and his watch.
(b) A little bit of money.
(c) He does not lose.
(d) His favorite rifle.

2. Whom does Marguerite accompany to an expensive gathering at the governor's mansion?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Samuel Gatewood.
(c) Duncan.
(d) Silas.

3. What does Silas do for a living?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Rancher.
(c) Farms.
(d) Buys and sells slaves.

4. What does Alexander tell Samuel Gatewood's son he claimed so he could be assigned to his regiment?
(a) That they are half-brothers.
(b) That they are brothers.
(c) That they are cousins.
(d) That he is his son.

5. What are woman like Marguerite known as at the governor's party?
(a) Outside wives.
(b) Friendly companions.
(c) Whores.
(d) Non-wives.

6. While trying to find shelter from the big storm, whom does Samuel's son find inside a barn?
(a) Marge.
(b) Madge.
(c) Midge.
(d) Rita.

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

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

9. Where does Catesby tell Samuel he should send someone to get his son who has been wounded in battle?
(a) Viewmont Hotel.
(b) Wilson's Hotel.
(c) Jackson's Hotel.
(d) Crafton's Hotel.

10. What are Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife forced to do while in jail?
(a) Sit in a dark room all day long.
(b) Manual labor.
(c) Be completely silent.
(d) Make clothing for the Confederate Army.

11. What are the names of Samuel Gatewood's children?
(a) Leona and Duncan.
(b) Laura and Denny.
(c) Lana and Daniel.
(d) Layla and Donny.

12. At the hospital that she works at, Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife has to dump piles of used bandages into a pit. What else does she see inside the pit?
(a) Hundreds of boots.
(b) Piles of human heads.
(c) Piles of torn up clothing.
(d) Piles of rotting human flesh.

13. What is the name of the family that Alexander works for food and stays with in Part III, Chapter 35?
(a) The Fredericks family.
(b) The Danzinger family.
(c) The Duggar family.
(d) The Dillinger family.

14. What are most of the people at the gathering at the governor's mansion?
(a) Blockade runners.
(b) Plantation owners.
(c) Bar owners.
(d) Farmers.

15. What is the name of the horse that Duncan has had since he was a child?
(a) Trixie.
(b) Gypsy.
(c) Lady.
(d) Ruby.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of Samuel Gatewood's other slave who is also planning to run away?

3. What does Catesby and a fellow soldier do when a Union soldier stumbles into their camp?

4. What does Samuel Gatewood do after his slave's third attempt at running away?

5. Where is Samuel Gatewood's son hit by a bullet during battle?

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