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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Captain Asa Clardy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who deserts the company before they cross the Missouri border?
(a) Mike Dempsey.
(b) David Gardner.
(c) Jeff Bussey.
(d) Asa Clardy.

2. What is Sergeant Mike Dempsey's job?
(a) He cleans the latrines.
(b) He tends the sick.
(c) He tends the calvary horses.
(d) He tends the cook wagon.

3. Who is the sixteen-year-old neighbor that travels with Jeff?
(a) Ross Heifer.
(b) Tess Parker.
(c) David Garner.
(d) John Chadwick.

4. What do the new volunteers do when given their first order from Captain Clardy?
(a) They do not move.
(b) They begin to cry.
(c) They run to do the job.
(d) They look at each other and laugh.

5. Where does Jeff put the mules?
(a) The springhouse.
(b) The corral.
(c) The woods.
(d) The well house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men request of the Busseys?

2. What is Jeff's punishment?

3. Who do the neighbor boys tell when they leave with Jeff?

4. Why does Captain Clardy punish Jeff?

5. Who do the men impersonate?

(see the answer key)

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