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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. After saying some things that Jesse and the men working alongside him in Washington do not like, what does the recruiter say that gains Jesse's attention?
(a) He says that they have to decide for themselves what to fight for.
(b) He says that Lincoln is the reason that blacks are free to make a choice for themselves.
(c) He says that they will be paid to be soldiers.
(d) He says that white men are better soldiers.

2. What is supposed to arrive via rail the day of the holiday in Part III, Chapter 42, which has the men so excited?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Women.

3. Where is Duncan staying at the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 60?
(a) A military institution in Virginia.
(b) Uther Botkin's place.
(c) A hospital in South Carolina.
(d) Stratford Plantation.

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

5. What does Alexander seem to be almost proud of at the end of Part IV, Chapter 59?
(a) His family.
(b) His friends.
(c) His horse.
(d) His crimes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Silas in the Confederate Army in Part IV, Chapter 61?

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

3. Where are Marguerite and her servants preparing to leave when they are beset by Union soldiers on the road?

4. How is Catesby killed in battle?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why have the renegades stopped the Danzinger family and Alexander's buggy in Part IV, Chapter 44?

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

3. What happens at the Appomattox Courthouse that Duncan and Thomas Byrd are present at in Part IV, Chapter 68?

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

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

6. What do the Union soldiers tell Kizzy and Mingo after stopping them on the road as they leave Wilmington?

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

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

9. After being captured, why are the black soldiers pleading with the Confederates to be released?

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

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