Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Donald McCaig
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Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Uther Botkin's wife?
(a) Marge.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Midge.
(d) Martha.

2. What is the name of the house that Silas arrives at where there is prostitution and evening entertainment?
(a) King's House.
(b) Captain's House.
(c) Chief's House.
(d) Commander's House.

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

4. Why does the surgeon in Part III, Chapter 28, insist that all the Union soldiers be taken to another surgeon for the rest of the evening?
(a) He is too emotionally upset to work.
(b) He wants them to all die.
(c) He cannot be certain he will not intentionally harm them.
(d) He is too tired to work.

5. To whom does Catesby want Samuel Gatewood to write a letter?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Sallie.
(c) Duncan.
(d) Jacob.

6. What does a Confederate solider tell Rufus and Jesse before shooting Rufus in the chest?
(a) That they are going to die.
(b) That he is lower than dirt.
(c) That he will be punished for running away.
(d) That Abraham Lincoln has made the Emancipation Proclamation.

7. Why is the person that Uther Botkin's slave wishes could help her with the planting in jail?
(a) He beat someone up.
(b) He tried to run away.
(c) He stole some food.
(d) He killed someone.

8. Catesby writes a letter to his wife in Part III, Chapter 32. What does he tell her has happened to Duncan?
(a) He has been severely injured and has lost a foot.
(b) He has been severely injured and has lost an arm.
(c) He has been severely injured and has brain damage.
(d) He has been severely injured and has lost a leg.

9. What does Catesby agree to on his final bet?
(a) To join the Confederate Army.
(b) To marry his girlfriend.
(c) To run naked down the street.
(d) To join the Northern Army.

10. Marguerite is interviewed by a girl from the WPA. Why are the girl's boss and father criticizing the amount of time she spends with Marguerite?
(a) They both say the story that Marguerite is telling is untrue.
(b) Because she is a slave.
(c) They do not like that she's a mulatto.
(d) Because she is a prostitute.

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

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

13. Where is the penitentiary that Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife are being sent to?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Charlottesville.
(d) Richmond.

14. Where does Jesse decide to go to look for a new job?
(a) Ramifications.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A plantation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Silas's nephew offer the slave for sex?

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

3. What are most of the people at the gathering at the governor's mansion?

4. What happens to Duncan and Catesby during the fighting in Part III, Chapter 28?

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

(see the answer keys)

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