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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The work Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife does at the hospital is trying until she realizes the truth of her cousin's attitude. What does she realize?
(a) That she needs to be more compassionate and really feel for the soldiers.
(b) That she must not ever cry or let herself feel for the soldiers.
(c) That the nurses can do everything they can for the wounded, but that the nurses themselves must go on living.
(d) That she needs to realize that her life is also very fragile.

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

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

5. What does Marguerite tell her remaining servant after the other servant leaves them on the road in Part IV, Chapter 62?
(a) That it's not worth crying over a woman like Karla.
(b) That it's not worth crying over a woman like Kizzy.
(c) That it's not worth crying over a man like Mingo.
(d) That it's not worth crying over a man like Manny.

6. Why is Catesby's son not a help to his family?
(a) He is selfish and wants nothing to do with his family.
(b) He is flighty and unwilling to help unless the mood strikes him.
(c) He is crippled.
(d) He is sick a lot.

7. What does Silas promise to Marguerite before he leaves to become a solider in the Confederate Army?
(a) None of the answers is correct.
(b) To become a better father and husband when he returns.
(c) That he will be the best solider he can be.
(d) That they will have another child.

8. What happens to Alexander and the group of renegades in Part IV, Chapter 59?
(a) They escape into the forest and decide to live there.
(b) They surrender to the enemy.
(c) They are captured and several of them are killed.
(d) They capture several Union soldiers.

9. On the way home from prayer meeting, whom is Alexander traveling with when their buggy is stopped by renegades?
(a) Mark Danzinger.
(b) Carl Danzinger.
(c) Seth Danzinger.
(d) Jacob Danzinger.

10. What birthday is Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife nearing in Part IV, Chapter 50?
(a) 19th.
(b) 20th.
(c) 18th.
(d) 21st.

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

12. While traveling home from prayer meeting, renegades stop Alexander's buggy. What do they tell the Danzinger boy who is traveling with him?
(a) That they know his father to be a spy for the Union Army.
(b) That they know his father to be a spy for the Confederate Army.
(c) That they know he is a spy for the Union Army.
(d) That they know he is a spy for the Confederate Army.

13. What do Jesse's men call Abraham Lincoln?
(a) President Lincoln.
(b) Master Abraham.
(c) King Lincoln.
(d) Savior Abraham.

14. How does Silas describe the conditions in the Confederate Army?
(a) Sad.
(b) Deplorable.
(c) Excellent.
(d) Okay.

15. What are the names of Marguerite's servants, who were former slaves?
(a) Karla and Manny.
(b) Karla and Mingo.
(c) Kizzy and Mingo.
(d) Kizzy and Martha.

Short Answer Questions

1. After one of her servants leaves her on the road, what does Marguerite use to carry a small ham and some other small belongings?

2. What has Catesby become now that he has "renounced his previous sinful ways"?

3. Where is Catesby involved in a terrible battle in Part IV, Chapter 47?

4. Where are Marguerite and her servants preparing to leave when they are beset by Union soldiers on the road?

5. What is Jesse teaching to others in the army before he hears men singing?

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