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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. Where does Alexander arrive in Part III, Chapter 29, just before a big fight?
(a) Williamsburg, Virginia.
(b) Charleston, South Carolina.
(c) Fredericksburg, Virginia.
(d) Lexington, Virginia.

2. What does Catesby agree to on his final bet?
(a) To marry his girlfriend.
(b) To join the Northern Army.
(c) To run naked down the street.
(d) To join the Confederate Army.

3. What does a Confederate solider tell Rufus and Jesse before shooting Rufus in the chest?
(a) That he will be punished for running away.
(b) That Abraham Lincoln has made the Emancipation Proclamation.
(c) That he is lower than dirt.
(d) That they are going to die.

4. What do Samuel Gatewood's son and his friends do after some Union cadets rush them after listening to a speech at the military institute?
(a) The immediately begin fighting back.
(b) They run and hide.
(c) They gather their weapons and return to regain their honor.
(d) They beg for forgiveness.

5. What is the name of the hospital that Duncan is staying at after his injuries in Part III, Chapter 32?
(a) Camp Wagner Hospital.
(b) Camp Wayner Hospital.
(c) Camp Winder Hospital.
(d) Camp Wyatt Hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Samuel Gatewood have help Uther Botkin's family after the death of his wife?

2. The woman traveling the countryside meets up with a woman named Miss Marguerite. What story does she begin telling her?

3. Why is the person that Uther Botkin's slave wishes could help her with the planting in jail?

4. Who arrives at the hospital to visit Duncan and apologizes for his melancholy attitude?

5. Where is the penitentiary that Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife are being sent to?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Opal help Uther Botkin with his daughter and his farm?

3. What does Catesby write to his wife Leona about from Camp Bartow, Virginia?

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

5. While attending church, what does Opal beg Jack to do for her?

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

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

8. How did Uther Botkin obtain his property that he now lives on?

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

10. What happens to Duncan Gatewood when the storm, Cox's Snow, hits?

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