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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book I, pgs. 66-88.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ned's mother not do after Ned went to war?
(a) Make his favorite dish.
(b) Sing.
(c) Go out of her yard.
(d) Can peaches.

2. How old was Captain Marsden when he joined the Confederate army?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 13.
(d) 33.

3. What quirky thing did Ned's mother do two days after learning of his death?
(a) Did not sleep for a week.
(b) Slept in an army tent in the yard.
(c) Cut off all her hair.
(d) Invited people to a party.

4. To what rank has Will promoted himself in his war stories by the time he is 36?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Captain.
(d) Lieutenant.

5. What does Will do when he returns to Falls?
(a) Goes back to school.
(b) Gets married right away.
(c) Builds a house.
(d) Visit places he and Ned used to play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Captain Marsden's first name?

2. Will seems to be still scared from the war even though it ended over ___________ years ago.

3. How old is Lucy at the beginning of the novel?

4. How does Ned's mother learn of his death?

5. In what state is the town in #15 located?

(see the answer key)

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