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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does O'Shea give ConaLee and her mother to eat when they arrive at the asylum?
(a) Johnnycakes.
(b) Sourdough bread.
(c) Rye bread.
(d) Grits and eggs.

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lieutenant-Colonel and his men take possession of Weston on September 26, 1864?

2. What did ConaLee's father call the boy baby?

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

4. When the Sharpshooter fled with Eliza before the war, where did he hope to go with her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the man named Reb make Eliza do after his companion is killed?

2. What does Papa tell ConaLee to tell her mother about where they are going?

3. What is Mama wearing and where did Papa get the clothes?

4. Who is Mrs. Bowman?

5. What did the Sharpshooter do before he went to fight in the war?

6. Why does Dearbhla decide to try to find Eliza's husband?

7. What does ConaLee see when they arrive at the asylum?

8. Where did the Sharpshooter, Eliza and Dearbhla find refuge, and how long were they safe?

9. How did ConaLee and her mother live before Papa came?

10. How and why was Dearbhla's adopted son branded?

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