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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Jesse and a group of black men, mostly former slaves, building in Washington?
(a) Embrasures.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A fort.
(d) A bridge.

2. What is the name of Silas's crew of blockade-runners?
(a) The Wild Darrell.
(b) The Crazy Perry.
(c) The Wild Farrell.
(d) The Crazy Harry.

3. Why is Silas in the Confederate Army in Part IV, Chapter 61?
(a) He volunteered.
(b) He was drafted.
(c) He was forced; they would have killed him if he did not join.
(d) Maggie wanted him too.

4. What does Silas warn Marguerite about before he leaves to become a solider in the Confederate Army?
(a) About where she will run if Charleston falls to the Union.
(b) About where she will run if Richmond falls to the Union.
(c) About where she will run if Lexington falls to the Union.
(d) About where she will run if Wilmington falls to the Union.

5. Whom does Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife hesitate to visit but eventually goes to see in Part III, Chapter 39?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Alexander.
(d) Duncan.

6. Which of Marguerite's servants is pregnant?
(a) Kizzy.
(b) Karla.
(c) Martha.
(d) Mingo.

7. What does Marguerite demand from the bank after she notices Silas's invoices were not filed correctly?
(a) That they convert his assess to silver currency instead of Confederate money.
(b) That they convert his assets to gold currency instead of Confederate money or cotton pledges.
(c) That they pay her back with interest.
(d) That they file Silas's invoices correctly.

8. How is Catesby killed in battle?
(a) He takes his own life.
(b) He is stabbed in the stomach.
(c) He is shot several times in the chest.
(d) He is shot in the head.

9. Where are Jesse and his company assigned to work in Part IV, Chapter 52?
(a) At a factory.
(b) Cleaning latrines.
(c) On a dock.
(d) Building a bridge.

10. What does Marguerite invite the girl that is interviewing her to at her home that night?
(a) Her birthday party.
(b) Her anniversary party.
(c) Her New Year's Eve party.
(d) Her son's birthday party.

11. Who has died in Part IV, Chapter 60, that the grandmother continually prayers about?
(a) Sallie.
(b) Opal.
(c) Leona.
(d) Maggie.

12. Who stumbles into Alexander's camp in Part IV, Chapter 54?
(a) A runaway female slave.
(b) A runaway male slave.
(c) A young Union soldier.
(d) A young Confederate soldier.

13. Why is Duncan uncertain about marriage?
(a) He is not certain about his feelings for Sally.
(b) He is not certain about his feelings for Abigail.
(c) He is not certain about his feelings for Maggie.
(d) He is not certain about his feelings for Martha.

14. What does Alexander seem to be almost proud of at the end of Part IV, Chapter 59?
(a) His horse.
(b) His family.
(c) His crimes.
(d) His friends.

15. What does Jesse believe will be important for the success of his race?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Reading.
(d) Arithmetic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Duncan tells his sister about the Union and Confederate troops camping so near each other that the music from the Union camp could be heard clearly. What song do the Union musicians play at the Confederate troops' request?

2. What does Alexander's leader tell him to do when the person stumbles into their camp in Part IV, Chapter 54?

3. What does the young Danzinger boy ask Alexander to do for him after it becomes evident the renegades are going to kill him?

4. Which servant leaves Marguerite on the road after the incident with the Union soldiers?

5. What do Jesse's men call Abraham Lincoln?

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