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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Uther Botkin?
(a) Sixty-five.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Fifty-five.
(d) Eighty-five.

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

4. What must Alexander Kirkpatrick do if he wants to be pardoned from serving jail?
(a) Join the Confederate Army.
(b) Join the Union Army.
(c) Never sell slaves again.
(d) Never harbor slaves again.

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

6. Where is the battle that Catesby and Samuel Gatewood's son are fighting in Part II, Chapter 19?
(a) Lexington.
(b) Charlottesville.
(c) McDowell.
(d) Williamsburg.

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

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

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

10. Why does Alexander demand that he be treated as a prisoner of war while in prison?
(a) Because he sides with the North.
(b) Because he is an abolitionist.
(c) Because he sides with the Confederate Army.
(d) Because he owns slaves.

11. What is Samuel Gatewood struggling with in Chapter 25?
(a) A way to feed his family.
(b) A way to harvest all his apples.
(c) A way to herd in his cattle.
(d) A way to gather his crops.

12. What does Catesby and a fellow soldier do when a Union soldier stumbles into their camp?
(a) They tell the boy to return the way he came.
(b) They take him as a prisoner.
(c) They kill him.
(d) They fight him and he runs off.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife wish she had done before she was sentenced to jail?

2. Whose custody is Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife released into in Part II, Chapter 23?

3. As the story opens, what is the young woman traveling the countryside in search of?

4. What is Jesse doing that causes most men to fall ill or to move on to another job as quickly as possible?

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

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