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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 Duncan uncertain about marriage?

2. What is the name of Silas's ship that he is awaiting the arrival of in Part IV, Chapter 53?

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

4. What is supposed to arrive via rail the day of the holiday in Part III, Chapter 42, which has the men so excited?

5. What has Catesby become now that he has "renounced his previous sinful ways"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Marguerite's grown children tell the girl who has been interviewing her at the birthday party?

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

3. Where does Jesse take Duncan after getting him out of the Confederate prison?

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

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

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

7. How does Jesse describe Abraham Lincoln after he sees him coming down the road in Part IV, Chapter 52?

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

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 when Duncan meets Confederate President Davis at an event he attends with Sallie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The resolution is of a series of events that follow the climax of the story, and therefore provides the conclusion of the story. Examine the resolution in "Jacob's Ladder", particularly how it pertains to all the different characters. Is the resolution in "Jacob's Ladder" satisfying? Should it have ended it differently? How does Jesse deal with never finding Marguerite? Compare the resolution in "Jacob's Ladder" to resolutions in other books the class has read.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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