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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catesby writes a letter to his wife. Whom does he urge her to keep an eye on?
(a) Jesse.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Thomas.

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 the nurses can do everything they can for the wounded, but that the nurses themselves must go on living.
(c) That she needs to realize that her life is also very fragile.
(d) That she must not ever cry or let herself feel for the soldiers.

3. 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.

4. What happens to the surgeon who cut off the head of a black soldier and autopsied it?
(a) He is sentenced to death.
(b) He does not get in trouble.
(c) He is discharged from the army for his actions.
(d) He is put in jail.

5. What does Catesby say to a fellow soldier right before he dies?
(a) Georgians will not give up fighting until every man and boy is dead."
(b) "I will not give up fighting until every man and boy is dead."
(c) "The Union soldiers will not give up fighting until every man and boy is dead."
(d) "Virginians would fight until every man and boy was dead."

6. What is the Confederate President's answer to Duncan's question at the event?
(a) The wounded are clothed better so infection will not spread.
(b) The fighting will stop when they have won.
(c) The war happened because the Union is evil.
(d) The wounded men are fed better so they will heal quickly and return to the field.

7. In Part IV, Chapter 63, Sallie writes a letter describing her wedding. To whom does she write her letter?
(a) Leona.
(b) Opal.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Maggie.

8. Where is Catesby involved in a terrible battle in Part IV, Chapter 47?
(a) Near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
(b) Near the Lexington school house in Virginia.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

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

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

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

12. What is the name of Jesse's Captain in the army?
(a) Captain Farley.
(b) Captain Fessler.
(c) Captain Fessenden.
(d) Captain Firestone.

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

14. After one of her servants leaves her on the road, what does Marguerite use to carry a small ham and some other small belongings?
(a) A small cart.
(b) A sling.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A handbag.

15. What do the Union soldiers take from Marguerite and her servants as they are preparing to leave the city?
(a) Money and their horses.
(b) Their cow and jewelry.
(c) Their food.
(d) Bags of clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Uther teach Duncan and Jesse to do in their youth?

2. What does Duncan help Jesse do after they spend the night talking in an abandoned house?

3. What does a recruiter for the army say to Jesse and the men working alongside him in Washington that they do not care for?

4. At the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 51, what are Abigail and Opal planting at the plantation?

5. How is Catesby killed in battle?

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