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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Ned tell Lucy?
(a) He is going to bed early.
(b) He is passing every course.
(c) He is staying overnight at a friend's house.
(d) He has been promoted to the next grade.

2. How long is Lucy home when she decides to take the kids and leave Will?
(a) A couple of days.
(b) Six months.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) A year.

3. Will meets a man in Sharpsburg who gives him money for _________________.
(a) boots.
(b) food.
(c) bullets.
(d) a coat.

4. Where does Will want to take Ned?
(a) The circus.
(b) A hunting trip.
(c) Richmond.
(d) The beach.

5. What prevents Lucy from taking the kids and leaving?
(a) Will has a nervous breakdown.
(b) Will has a stroke.
(c) Will is blinded.
(d) Will is shot.

6. From what does Lucy and Cap's youngest child die?
(a) Gunshot wound.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Malaria.

7. What happens to the tribe members who go onto the boat?
(a) They are forced off by knife point.
(b) They are made to clean the boat.
(c) They are put into chains.
(d) They are tossed overboard.

8. Why do Lucy's children like going to Cassie's house?
(a) To go fishing.
(b) To have sleepovers.
(c) To play with her kids.
(d) To eat cookies.

9. What advice does a woman in the train station give to Lucy?
(a) Home school the children.
(b) Don't run away.
(c) Get a nanny for the children.
(d) Divorce her husband.

10. What was the only job that Samuel attempted?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Ferrier.
(c) Butcher.
(d) Postmaster.

11. What regret does the woman in the train station have?
(a) Never marrying.
(b) Not going to college.
(c) Becoming a nun.
(d) Leaving her children.

12. Where does Will take Ned?
(a) Election headquarters.
(b) A hunting trip.
(c) A battleground tour.
(d) New York City.

13. How long does it take Will to return home from Appomattox?
(a) 7 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 10 weeks.

14. Who is Lucy's best friend as a child?
(a) Addie McGlothin.
(b) Shirley Williams.
(c) Susan Jessup.
(d) Peggy Hall.

15. How old was Cassie when she was captured in Africa and sold into slavery?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 11.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the child when he dies?

2. What kind of animals does Cassie raise?

3. What does the community ask Lucy to do?

4. How has Will become famous in the area?

5. Who did Bianca marry?

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