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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. What birthday is Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife nearing in Part IV, Chapter 50?
(a) 18th.
(b) 21st.
(c) 20th.
(d) 19th.

2. Who stumbles into Alexander's camp in Part IV, Chapter 54?
(a) A runaway female slave.
(b) A young Union soldier.
(c) A runaway male slave.
(d) A young Confederate soldier.

3. What are Jesse and a group of black men, mostly former slaves, building in Washington?
(a) Embrasures.
(b) A fort.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A hospital.

4. How does Jesse feel about giving his money to the surgeon, who says he will put it into a savings account?
(a) Jesse is very excited and gives the surgeon his money and gets all his money to give him their money as well.
(b) Jesse thinks the surgeon will steal his money.
(c) Jesse thinks it is a great idea and gives the surgeon his money.
(d) Jesse does not believe it to be a good arrangement, because if something happens to the surgeon his money will be lost.

5. 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 suitcase.
(c) A sling.
(d) A handbag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Catesby writes a letter to his wife. Whom does he urge her to keep an eye on?

2. What happens to Jesse and several other black soldiers after they are captured by the Confederates in Part IV, Chapter 56?

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

4. What does Duncan never wear now that he has lost his arm?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Catesby die after the battle in Spotsylvania?

2. What happens to Jesse and the other black soldiers who are captured by the Confederates after a battle?

3. What does Duncan tell Sallie about Midge when she comes to visit him in the hospital?

4. What does the army recruiter say that convinces Jesse to join the Union army?

5. What does Silas tell Marguerite in a letter in Part IV, Chapter 61?

6. After being captured, what does Alexander say when one of the officers asks him what happened to make him fall into this group?

7. What does Silas tell his crew before he leaves to Richmond in Part IV, Chapter 57?

8. After telling his wife, Leona, in a letter that he has become a Christian, what does Catesby urge his wife, Leona, to do?

9. After pulling over the Danzinger family's buggy, what do the renegades order Alexander to do after they question Seth about being a spy?

10. What does Sallie realize about her Cousin Molly's attitude in Part IV, Chapter 50?

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