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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who spent time as General Watie's prisoner?
(a) Stuart Mitchell.
(b) Jeff Bussey.
(c) David Garner.
(d) Joe Grayson.

2. What is the name of Captain Clardy's former regiment?
(a) The Missouri Volunteer Rifles.
(b) The Mississippi Volunteer Rifles.
(c) The Michigan Volunteer Rifles.
(d) The Minnesota Volunteer Rifles.

3. What Indians make up the Union Indian Home Guards?
(a) The Creeks and the Mounds.
(b) The Cherokees and the Creeks.
(c) The Creeks and the Seminoles.
(d) The Apachee and the Seminoles.

4. How old is Jimmy Lear?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty four.

5. What does the woman give Jeff to eat ?
(a) Light bread, peanut butter, and milk.
(b) Light bread, apple butter and milk.
(c) Apple butter, crackers, and milk.
(d) Soda , doughnuts, and bread.

6. What did Jeff trap in the creek before he went in the army?
(a) Muskrats and coyotes.
(b) Muskrats and otters.
(c) Skunks and muskrats.
(d) Skunks and foxes.

7. Who sounds the Bussey family alarm?
(a) Emory.
(b) Edith.
(c) Bess.
(d) Tess.

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

9. Of what war is Emory Bussey a veteran?
(a) The War of 1812.
(b) The Kansas Territory War.
(c) The Mexican War.
(d) The War between the Kansas-Missouri border.

10. What does Jeff tell his family of the army?
(a) How the shoes hurt.
(b) How hungry he is .
(c) How horrible it is.
(d) Stories of his new life.

11. What does Jeff promise to do if he survives the battle?
(a) Leave the army.
(b) Attend church regularly.
(c) Go home to see his momma.
(d) Go to see Lucy.

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

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

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

15. How many men are in General Lyon's outfit?
(a) 1200 men.
(b) 3000 men.
(c) 3800 men.
(d) 2800 men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Jeff's hands hurt after the battle?

2. Why does the captain become angry at hearing Jeff's full name?

3. Who usually milks the Washbourne's cow?

4. When Jeff returns to the home what does he see?

5. Who questions the boys before their enlistment?

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