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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who harbors a runaway slave in Part I, Chapter 7?
(a) Sallie and Alexander.
(b) Sammy and Alexander.
(c) Sara and Alexander.
(d) Susie and Alexander.

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

3. Miss Marguerite begins telling the traveling young woman in Part I, Chapter 1 a story. When does the story take place?
(a) April 22, 1856.
(b) February 22, 1858.
(c) March 22, 1859.
(d) January 22, 1857.

4. What does the visitor bring Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife while visiting her in jail?
(a) Milk, a brush, and some candy.
(b) A freshly baked pie.
(c) Soap, cheese, and other minor gifts.
(d) Cookies.

5. How much money is the slave that Silas's nephew had sex with being sold for?
(a) Sixteen hundred dollars.
(b) Twelve hundred dollars.
(c) Two thousand dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are woman like Marguerite known as at the governor's party?

2. What does Samuel Gatewood do after his slave's third attempt at running away?

3. Where is Samuel Gatewood's son hit by a bullet during battle?

4. What does Catesby and a fellow soldier do when a Union soldier stumbles into their camp?

5. In the letter that he writes from camp, where does Catesby urge his wife to stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silas do to Ellam when he learns of his treatment of Maggie?

2. What does the judge sentence Sallie and Alexander to for being abolitionists?

3. What does Catesby lose after playing cards in Part I, Chapter 11?

4. What does Ellam Omohundru do with Maggie in Part I, Chapter 10?

5. What happens at the military institute, where Duncan is present to hear a speech, which causes a fight?

6. What is Jesse's new job in Part III, Chapter 31, at the hospital?

7. What does Sallie pray for while working at the hospital in Part III, Chapter 30?

8. What happens to Alexander during his first time in battle?

9. Why is Alexander called into the office of the acting keeping at the penitentiary in Part II, Chapter 18?

10. How much money is Silas going to sell Maggie for as incentive for Ellam to treat her with some respect until time for the sale?

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