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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 son's birthday party.
(d) Her New Year's Eve party.

3. What lesson did Jesse learn growing up that Duncan did not have to learn?
(a) When and how to keep his mouth shut.
(b) To work hard.
(c) How to survive on very little food.
(d) How to make his own clothes.

4. What does Marguerite think her children are going to try to get her to sell while they are visiting?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her house.
(c) The bank.
(d) Her story to another newspaper.

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

6. What does a recruiter for the army say to Jesse and the men working alongside him in Washington that they do not care for?
(a) That they must join the army or starve to death.
(b) That they are not good enough to join the army, but they will take them anyway.
(c) That they should join the army for vengeance against the Confederates.
(d) That they should join the army or become slaves again.

7. Where are Marguerite and her servants preparing to leave when they are beset by Union soldiers on the road?
(a) Wilmington.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Richmond.

8. Whom does Duncan see at an event he attends that he manages a private conversation with in Part III, Chapter 43?
(a) Molly.
(b) Opal.
(c) Sallie.
(d) Marguerite.

9. Who is Duncan afraid has bewitched him?
(a) Opal.
(b) Martha.
(c) Sallie.
(d) Midge.

10. After saying some things that Jesse and the men working alongside him in Washington do not like, what does the recruiter say that gains Jesse's attention?
(a) He says that they have to decide for themselves what to fight for.
(b) He says that Lincoln is the reason that blacks are free to make a choice for themselves.
(c) He says that white men are better soldiers.
(d) He says that they will be paid to be soldiers.

11. What is the name of the surgeon who reminds Jesse that he will put money into a savings account for any man that requests it?
(a) Carter.
(b) Leroy.
(c) Garner.
(d) Potts.

12. 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 man like Mingo.
(b) That it's not worth crying over a man like Manny.
(c) That it's not worth crying over a woman like Karla.
(d) That it's not worth crying over a woman like Kizzy.

13. At the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 51, what are Abigail and Opal planting at the plantation?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Corn.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Peas.

14. What does Duncan never wear now that he has lost his arm?
(a) Shoes with laces.
(b) Long sleeved shirts.
(c) Neckwear that requires tying.
(d) Shirts with buttons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After arriving in Analaston Island, District of Columbia, what does Jesse set the men immediately to work on?

2. What does Jesse say that the "colored troops broke ranks" for when they see the man coming down the road in Part IV, Chapter 52?

3. 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?

4. At the beginning of Part III, Chapter 37, who are washing the corpse of Uther Botkin?

5. Whom does Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife hesitate to visit but eventually goes to see in Part III, Chapter 39?

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