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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. Where are Jesse and his company assigned to work in Part IV, Chapter 52?

2. How does Silas describe the conditions in the Confederate Army?

3. Where is Silas killed?

4. What is the name of the surgeon who reminds Jesse that he will put money into a savings account for any man that requests it?

5. Who is Duncan afraid has bewitched him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Duncan meets Confederate President Davis at an event he attends with Sallie?

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

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

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

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

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

7. While traveling on their way home from a prayer meeting, what does young Seth Danzinger talk about with Alexander?

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. What does Duncan tell Sallie happened when the Union and Confederate troops were camped very closely to each other in Part III, Chapter 39?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel "Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War", is a novel centered around the Civil War. Research and study the Civil War and how it began. How did the Civil War start? What state was the first to secede? What did the soldiers who were in the Civil War have to endure? Why did the Civil War start? How did the soldiers feel at the beginning of the Civil War? Who was the president during the Civil War, for both sides, Union and Confederate?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Alexander and Sallie are hastily married and they both have conflicting feelings about it. They are both important characters to the story. Examine Alexander and Sallie's relationship throughout the story. How did Alexander and Sallie meet? Is Sallie nervous about taking Alexander home to meet her family? Why? How does Alexander feel about being married compared to how Sallie feels? Why do Alexander and Sallie grow apart? Do they ever get a divorce?

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