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

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many months after Uther Botkin's wife gives birth does she die?
(a) Six.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

2. What is the name of Samuel Gatewood's other slave who is also planning to run away?
(a) Rufus.
(b) Reggie.
(c) Jack.
(d) Junior.

3. What do some of Samuel's slaves offer to help Uther Botkin's slave with?
(a) The spring planting.
(b) The summer planting.
(c) The fall planting.
(d) The winter planting.

4. What happens to Duncan and Catesby during the fighting in Part III, Chapter 28?
(a) They are both badly wounded.
(b) They run away.
(c) They are taken as prisoner.
(d) They survive and watch helplessly as wounded men die in the fields.

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

6. What is the name of the camp that Catesby sends his wife a letter from in Part II, Chapter 14?
(a) Camp Birmingham.
(b) Camp Charleston.
(c) Camp Bartow.
(d) Camp Williamsburg.

7. Whom does Samuel Gatewood have help Uther Botkin's family after the death of his wife?
(a) Anna.
(b) Martha.
(c) Opal.
(d) Susie.

8. What does Samuel Gatewood do after his slave's third attempt at running away?
(a) He sells him.
(b) He ties him up.
(c) He locks him in the cellar.
(d) He whips him.

9. 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 slavery.
(d) Those who remember the days of the Civil War.

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) Because she is a prostitute.
(b) They both say the story that Marguerite is telling is untrue.
(c) Because she is a slave.
(d) They do not like that she's a mulatto.

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

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

13. 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 tired to work.
(b) He cannot be certain he will not intentionally harm them.
(c) He wants them to all die.
(d) He is too emotionally upset to work.

14. 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 trips and falls down a hill, breaking his leg.
(b) He delivers the message and returns safely.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He falls into a bramble thicket and runs away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife to the jail after they are sentenced?

2. Where is Marguerite living in Part III, Chapter 28?

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

4. Years ago, what name was Miss Marguerite known by?

5. What are woman like Marguerite known as at the governor's party?

(see the answer keys)

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