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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Sharpshooter, Afflicted," how many rowboats rot in a bend of a stream?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

3. What bird does ConaLee see after her father plays the harmonica and then leaves her to drive the wagon?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Blue jay.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Owl.

4. When is the Sharpshooter moved to the ward in the Alexandria hospital?
(a) May.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) July.

5. What books by Charles Dickens did ConaLee leave at home?
(a) The Pickwick Papers and A Christmas Carol.
(b) Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.
(c) Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.
(d) David Copperfield and A Christmas Carol.

6. What color is the door at the asylum?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

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

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

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

10. What color is Mrs. Bowman, the matron, wearing when ConaLee first sees her?
(a) Dark green.
(b) Black.
(c) Navy.
(d) Brown.

11. What name does the sharpshooter have who is a West Virginian?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Cherokee.
(c) Horse.
(d) Flint.

12. When the Sharpshooter fled with Eliza before the war, where did he hope to go with her?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Canada.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

14. What does the man called Reb tell Eliza to throw on the grave of Bart?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Hairpins.
(d) Flowers.

15. What was the scene on a blue flow plate that ConaLee's mother valued?
(a) Virginia Beach, Virginia.
(b) Charleston, South Carolina.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.
(d) Chatanooga, Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Papa tell ConaLee that he was in Weston with Witcher's Raiders?

2. What does O'Shea give ConaLee and her mother to eat when they arrive at the asylum?

3. What name does the Sharpshooter take after he recovers in Alexandria?

4. After his recovery, what month does the Sharpshooter notice someone riding up and down near the hospital in a buckboard?

5. When Papa would come from town in the evening, what would he bring?

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