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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What property does Samuel Gatewood own?
(a) Stratford Plantation.
(b) O'Hara Plantation.
(c) Mumford Plantation.
(d) Gatewood Plantation.

2. What does the visitor bring Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife while visiting her in jail?
(a) A freshly baked pie.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Soap, cheese, and other minor gifts.
(d) Milk, a brush, and some candy.

3. What did Uther Botkin inherit?
(a) Property bordering Stratford Plantation.
(b) Property bordering Gatewood Plantation.
(c) Property bordering O'Hara Plantation.
(d) Property bordering Mumford Plantation.

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

5. What is the name of the essay that Samuel Gatewood writes in Part I, Chapter 13?
(a) Remarks by a Slave Trader.
(b) Remarks by a Mountain Agriculturalist.
(c) Remarks by a Plantation Owner.
(d) Remarks by a Southern Abolitionist.

6. What happens to Alexander after he demands to be treated as a prisoner of war while in prison?
(a) He is flogged.
(b) He is given no food or water.
(c) He is put in a dark hole.
(d) He is whipped with a chain.

7. After attending church in Part I, Chapter 9, who begs Jack to put in a good word with Samuel Gatewood?
(a) Martha.
(b) Anna.
(c) Opal.
(d) Susie.

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

9. What is the name of Uther Botkin's daughter?
(a) Sara.
(b) Sallie.
(c) Susie.
(d) Sammy.

10. What is the name of the hospital that Duncan is staying at after his injuries in Part III, Chapter 32?
(a) Camp Wyatt Hospital.
(b) Camp Wayner Hospital.
(c) Camp Wagner Hospital.
(d) Camp Winder Hospital.

11. What is the name of the surgeon who receives a telegram that makes him cry?
(a) James Lane.
(b) Jared Lock.
(c) Jack Laurence.
(d) John Lavell.

12. Why does Samuel Gatewood want his slave to be married?
(a) She is pregnant with another slave's child.
(b) She is pregnant with his child.
(c) She is pregnant with his son's child.
(d) She is too wild and needs to settle down.

13. Who arrives at the hospital to visit Duncan and apologizes for his melancholy attitude?
(a) Uther.
(b) Sallie.
(c) Samuel.
(d) Opal.

14. Who is Jesse?
(a) Uther Botkin's nephew.
(b) Uther Botkin's brother.
(c) Uther Botkin's son.
(d) Uther Botkin's slave boy.

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

Short Answer 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?

2. Miss Marguerite begins telling the traveling young woman in Part I, Chapter 1 a story. When does the story take place?

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

4. The woman traveling the countryside hears a lot about a storm. What is the name of the storm?

5. What is the name of Catesby Byrd's wife?

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