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

2. Why is Catesby's son not a help to his family?

3. At the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 51, what are Abigail and Opal planting at the plantation?

4. What happens to the surgeon who cut off the head of a black soldier and autopsied it?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. While leading the A Company near Fairfax City, Virginia, what does the surgeon named Potts remind Jesse to have his men do?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miss Marguerite is the narrator and one of the main characters in "Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War". Analyze the character of Miss Marguerite throughout her different name changes in her life: Midge, Maggie, and Marguerite. How did Marguerite change with each name? How does this influence the overall story? Where is Midge from, and where does she live? Who owns Midge? What is different about Midge's race from that of other slaves?

Essay Topic 2

The war has caused tremendous changes not only in the characters but also in society. Each character deals with these changes in a different way. Analyze the theme of change in the novel, particularly how it pertains to society. How have these changes affected the characters? What changes have been for the better? What changes have been for the worse? Does something as catastrophic as war need to happen to bring about great change?

Essay Topic 3

The book, "Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War", is set during the Civil War in the South. Several of the main characters are slaves, some characters are slave owners, and a few are even against slavery. Research and examine slavery before and during the Civil War. Where was slavery dominant in America? How were slaves treated? Was slavery the reason for the Civil War? How did slavery end? Did those for slavery accept the end of slavery right away?

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