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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jeff returns to the home what does he see?
(a) The men choking his mother.
(b) The men eating his supper.
(c) The men holding his father at gunpoint.
(d) The men holding his sisters on their laps.

2. Why do Jeff's hands hurt after the battle?
(a) The muskets kick.
(b) Beating Jimmy's drum.
(c) Bare-knuckle fighting.
(d) The heat from the canon.

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

4. Why does the captain become angry at hearing Jeff's full name?
(a) It is a slave name.
(b) It is the same as the president of the Confederacy.
(c) It is the same as the Baptist preacher.
(d) It reminds him of his grandfather.

5. What is the name of the shepherd dog Jeff befriends?
(a) Drago.
(b) Davis.
(c) Dixie.
(d) Darlin.

6. How does Jeff feel concerning the captain?
(a) He wants to take him home.
(b) He thinks of him like family.
(c) He thinks he is highly intelligent.
(d) He dislikes him.

7. Where does Jeff carry the wounded soldiers on ambulance duty?
(a) To the morgue.
(b) Back and forth to the latrine.
(c) Back and forth to the chaplain's tent.
(d) Back and forth to the amputation tent.

8. When he does not get the office he wants what does Clardy do?
(a) Leaves the North forever.
(b) Leaves the West forever.
(c) Leaves the South forever.
(d) Leaves the East forever.

9. What is Captain Clardy's first order to his company?
(a) "Peel Potatoes!"
(b) "Mount Up!"
(c) "Fix Bayonets!"
(d) "Stop Crying!"

10. Who tells David Gardner to go back to the army?
(a) Jeff's father.
(b) David's mother.
(c) David's father.
(d) Jeff's mother.

11. Why is Jeff disgusted with the army food?
(a) The food is burned.
(b) He has to fix his own.
(c) The cook is killed.
(d) There is never enough.

12. How does Jeff get to Fort Leavenworth?
(a) He joins a wagon train.
(b) He rides his mule.
(c) He travels there on foot.
(d) He rides the neighbor's wagon.

13. Jim Veatch tosses what on a sumac bush?
(a) His cowboy hat.
(b) His deck of playing cards.
(c) His gunbelt.
(d) His dogtags.

14. How old is Jeff Bussey?
(a) Twelve-years-old.
(b) Fourteen-years-old.
(c) Seventeen-years-old.
(d) Sixteen-years-old.

15. Who questions the boys before their enlistment?
(a) The physician.
(b) The major general.
(c) The enlistment officer.
(d) The drill sargeant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jeff want to with his life?

2. What does Jeff promise to do if he survives the battle?

3. Who distributed the propaganda circulars that Noah read?

4. Who is at the Bussey house?

5. What does Jeff do at the Washbourne home for a meal?

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