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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the first baby when Mama became pregnant with the twins?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 9 months.

2. How many infantrymen crossed the Rapidan on May 3 at Germanna Ford?
(a) 110,000.
(b) 80,000.
(c) 120,000.
(d) 95,000.

3. In 1864, what does the Sharpshooter call his horse?
(a) Liza.
(b) Blaze.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Charlie.

4. When did Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride write about the tragedy that insanity required patients to leave their families?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1848.

5. How old was Eliza when Dearbhla moved back to her own shanty?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

6. In 1864, how many wounded does the largest hospital hold in Alexandria?
(a) 375.
(b) 500.
(c) 250.
(d) 600.

7. How many doors are at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum?
(a) 20.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 1.

8. When Papa leaves ConaLee and her mother, how long does it say it will take for Mama's milk to dry up?
(a) A week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 5 days.

9. In 1864, when did the Army of the Potomac stay in Brandy Station?
(a) March and April.
(b) February and March.
(c) April and May.
(d) January and February.

10. What is the population of Alexandria at the time Dearbhla goes to find the Sharpshooter?
(a) About 15,000.
(b) 13,000.
(c) Almost 12,000.
(d) 11,500.

11. Where did the clothes Mama wears come from?
(a) Church ladies.
(b) Widowed man.
(c) A great-aunt.
(d) Neighbor.

12. When did Lieutenant-Colonel and his men take possession of Weston on September 26, 1864?
(a) Dusk.
(b) 11 a.m.
(c) Dawn.
(d) 5 p.m.

13. What is the name of the Yankee who tries to rape Eliza?
(a) Bart.
(b) William.
(c) Matt.
(d) John.

14. When does the Chapter, "A Journey," take place?
(a) March 1874.
(b) February 1874.
(c) May 1874.
(d) April 1874.

15. What type of berries edged Dearbhla's woods?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Raspberries.
(c) Mulberries.
(d) Gooseberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does ConaLee tell Mrs. Bowman that she is?

2. What color is the room where Mrs. Bowman takes ConaLee and her mother?

3. What bird does ConaLee see after her father plays the harmonica and then leaves her to drive the wagon?

4. What did a woman give Dearbhla after Dearbhla gave her a ride?

5. How old was the oldest baby when ConaLee walked up the ridge to Dearbhla's with him tied to her with her mother's shawl?

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