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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were the twins born?
(a) March 1.
(b) April 1.
(c) January 1.
(d) February 1.

2. What is in the saddlebags of the man who tries to rape Eliza?
(a) Money.
(b) Pistol and knives.
(c) Food.
(d) Books.

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

4. What food does Papa give ConaLee for her supper when he stops the wagon to relieve Mama of her breast milk?
(a) Dried apple slices.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Bread and cheese.
(d) Dried meat.

5. What is the name of the Alexandria surgeon who tends to the Sharpshooter when he is brought to Alexandria?
(a) Dr. Murphy.
(b) Dr. O'Shea.
(c) Dr. Malloy.
(d) Dr. O'Brien.

6. During their trip after ConaLee and her parents are off the mountain, what type of trees does she see in the valley?
(a) Maples.
(b) Oaks.
(c) Willows.
(d) Ash.

7. When ConaLee lived near Dearbhla, what did she keep in a small pouch hidden in her clothes?
(a) Broken jewelry.
(b) Coins.
(c) Earrings.
(d) Fancy buttons.

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

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

10. What name does the Sharpshooter take after he recovers in Alexandria?
(a) John Murphy.
(b) John Malloy.
(c) Dr. O'Brien.
(d) John O'Shea.

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

12. How long before Dearbhla left to find the Sharpshooter did she stir the smooth round stones from her mother in her mortar?
(a) A week.
(b) 18 hours.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 36 hours.

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

14. 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) 8 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

15. How many days does Dearbhla believe she has been on the road when she finds the hospital where she thinks the Sharpshooter is?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 6 .
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many months after the Sharpshooter fled with Eliza and Dearbhla, did they find refuge high up in an Appalachian mountain ridge?

2. From what book does ConaLee choose the name Eliza when she comes to the asylum?

3. To what ward does Mrs. Bowman take ConaLee and her mother?

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

5. What color is Mrs. Bowman, the matron, wearing when ConaLee first sees her?

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