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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Catesby's daughter?

2. What is the Confederate President's answer to Duncan's question at the event?

3. What does Marguerite tell her remaining servant after the other servant leaves them on the road in Part IV, Chapter 62?

4. Which servant leaves Marguerite on the road after the incident with the Union soldiers?

5. Duncan is somewhat annoyed by the Confederate President at the event. What does he ask him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the girl that is interviewing Marguerite tell her she is getting continual pressure to do in Part III, Chapter 39?

3. What do the Union soldiers take when they stop Marguerite and her servants on the road as they leave Wilmington?

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

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

6. How does Marguerite take control of the situation when Mingo leaves Kizzy pregnant and distraught on the road out of Wilmington?

7. How do Jesse's men react after he reads them the Gettysburg Address?

8. What happens to the young Union soldier who stumbles into the camp of Alexander and the other renegades in Part IV, Chapter 54?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jesse is one of the main characters in "Jacob's Ladder" and is a slave of Samuel Gatewood's. He has been trying to find Maggie ever since she was sold. Analyze the character of Jesse and his importance in the story. Why does Jesse keep trying to run away? How is Jesse treated as a slave? How does Jesse feel about the war? What kind of person is Jesse? How has Jesse affected Maggie?

Essay Topic 2

Marguerite and Silas's relationship has quickly changed and grown into something more. In fact, Silas treats Jacob, Marguerite's child, as if he were his own. Analyze Silas and Marguerite's relationship and discuss how it changes throughout the novel. How do Silas and Marguerite meet? How does Marguerite really feel about Silas? Is she just using him for money? How does Silas really feel about Marguerite? Why is Marguerite worried about having a child with Silas?

Essay Topic 3

Cousin Molly is an interesting character in that she seems to be clinging to the past that no longer exists. She becomes very important in Sallie's life and therefore an important character in the story. Analyze the character of Cousin Molly and her effect on Sallie. How does Molly meet Sallie? Why does Molly want to help Sallie? How does Molly use her humor to help get Sallie to trust her? What kind of person is Molly? How does Molly become a lifeline for Sallie during her prison sentence?

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