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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. Why does Samuel Gatewood want his slave to be married?
(a) She is too wild and needs to settle down.
(b) She is pregnant with his child.
(c) She is pregnant with his son's child.
(d) She is pregnant with another slave's child.

2. What is Alexander quickly set up as in his new regiment because of his education and ability?
(a) A cook.
(b) A lieutenant.
(c) A courier.
(d) A sergeant.

3. Why does the surgeon in Part III, Chapter 28, insist that all the Union soldiers be taken to another surgeon for the rest of the evening?
(a) He wants them to all die.
(b) He is too emotionally upset to work.
(c) He cannot be certain he will not intentionally harm them.
(d) He is too tired to work.

4. How many years does the judge sentence Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife to serve in jail?
(a) Three.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Two years after the big storm, what is Samuel's son guarding in Part I, Chapter 2?

3. Where does Alexander arrive in Part III, Chapter 29, just before a big fight?

4. Whom does Uther Botkin's slave wish could help her with the planting, but can't because he is in jail?

5. What are most of the people at the gathering at the governor's mansion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sallie marry Alexander Kirkpatrick in a hasty marriage?

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 was Miss Marguerite's name in 1857?

5. How is Alexander assigned to Duncan's regiment?

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

7. What happens to Duncan during the big battle at McDowell?

8. What does a superior officer say to Duncan and his fellow cadets after they rush to get their weapons and regain their honor when the Union cadets pick a fight with them?

9. What does Abigail's Cousin Molly bring Sallie when she comes to visit her in jail?

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

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