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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 falls into a bramble thicket and runs away.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He delivers the message and returns safely.

3. What does Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife wish she had done before she was sentenced to jail?
(a) Killed herself.
(b) Put up more of a fight.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Pleaded for mercy.

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

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

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

7. Why does Marguerite not want to have another baby?
(a) She wants to ensure that Duncan will love Jacob as his own.
(b) She wants to ensure that Silas will love Jacob as his own.
(c) She wants to ensure that Samuel will love Jacob as his own.
(d) She wants to ensure that Jesse will love Jacob as his own.

8. What happens to Duncan's horse during a battle in Chancellorsville, Virginia?
(a) She is shot in the stomach several times.
(b) She stumbles and breaks her leg.
(c) Her throat is slit.
(d) She is slashed and her intestines spill out onto the ground.

9. What is the name of Marguerite's maid?
(a) Kizzy.
(b) Missy.
(c) Lizzie.
(d) Cassie.

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

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

12. Whom does Uther Botkin's slave wish could help her with the planting, but can't because he is in jail?
(a) Jack.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Jesse.
(d) Duncan.

13. After his essay in Part I, Chapter 13, whom does Samuel Gatewood try to convince to stop running away?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Jesse.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Duncan.

14. What is the name of Silas's nephew?
(a) Ernest Ommon.
(b) Ellam Omohundru.
(c) Enoch Ommar.
(d) Erik Ophikeans.

15. 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 Williamsburg.
(c) Camp Bartow.
(d) Camp Charleston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Samuel Gatewood's son and his friends do after some Union cadets rush them after listening to a speech at the military institute?

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

3. What does Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife tell a young solider who asks if he is going to die?

4. 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?

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

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