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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20, The Jackmans.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jeff first meet Captain Asa Clardy?
(a) Out in the garden.
(b) On the drill field.
(c) In the stables.
(d) Outside of town.

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

3. What does Jeff bring back to his messmates at camp?
(a) A sack of apples.
(b) A sack of persimmons.
(c) A gallon of milk.
(d) A case of apple butter.

4. When the bushwhacker pulls his trigger what happens?
(a) The gun falls to the floor.
(b) The gun goes off killing Emory.
(c) The gun's cartridge refuses to fire.
(d) The gun misfires and hits the bushwhacker.

5. Who does Captain Clardy's former regiment elect as the Colonel?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Grover Cleveland.
(c) Jefferson Davis.
(d) Jackson Davis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Jeff disgusted with the army food?

2. What is the name of the Negro woman who answers the Washbournes' door?

3. Who is the slave that tended Jeff?

4. How many men station themselves on the Rebel side of the Arkansas River?

5. How old is John Chadwick?

(see the answer key)

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