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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, March.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jeff's fear as he leaves the house?
(a) That the men will sleep in his bed.
(b) That the men will eat all of the supper.
(c) That the men will kill his father.
(d) That the men will take his sisters.

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

3. What does Jeff leave on the mules?
(a) The bridle.
(b) The sadle.
(c) The harness.
(d) The blanket.

4. What sounds on the Bussey farm in the case of emergencies?
(a) Edith's dinner bell.
(b) Edith's loud screams.
(c) Emory's muzzleloader shotgun.
(d) Emory's large sea horn.

5. What does Jeff do around the farm?
(a) Laze the day away in bed.
(b) Helps with the chores.
(c) Take his parents out for a picnic.
(d) Cements the wellhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Jeff's dog?

2. How long was the drought in the Kansas Territory?

3. What did Jeff trap in the creek before he went in the army?

4. Who do the men impersonate?

5. What does the doctor say to Jeff about his chest?

(see the answer key)

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