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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife sent to work after she is released from jail?
(a) A military hospital in Lexington, Virginia.
(b) A military hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
(c) A military hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia.
(d) A military hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.

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

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

5. 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 brain damage.
(b) He has been severely injured and has lost an arm.
(c) He has been severely injured and has lost a foot.
(d) He has been severely injured and has lost a leg.

6. While at the military institute listening to a speech, what does Samuel Gatewood's son see happen to a Union flagpole?
(a) It breaks, sending the flag crashing to the ground.
(b) The pole is set on fire and the flag is burned.
(c) It is torn down.
(d) It is waved around while everyone cheers.

7. Whose custody is Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife released into in Part II, Chapter 23?
(a) Samuel Gatewood.
(b) Uther Botkin.
(c) Cousin Molly.
(d) Opal.

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

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

10. What does Silas do for a living?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Rancher.
(c) Buys and sells slaves.
(d) Farms.

11. What is the name of the horse that Duncan has had since he was a child?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Lady.
(c) Trixie.
(d) Gypsy.

12. Years ago, what name was Miss Marguerite known by?
(a) Midge.
(b) Rita.
(c) Marge.
(d) Madge.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. What is the name of the family that Alexander works for food and stays with in Part III, Chapter 35?

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

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