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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many hours of sleep does Jeff get after the Battle of Wilson's Creek?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

3. What does the army doctor do to Jeff?
(a) Gives him a shot.
(b) Gives him a hard time.
(c) Gives him a physical.
(d) Gives him a soft place to sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does the officer ask Jeff?
(a) What to say to his sweetheart if he passes.
(b) Where to send his pay if captured.
(c) When is his next birthday.
(d) What funeral home he wants used.

11. Where does the regiment march to the battle?
(a) Springfield, Missouri.
(b) Springtown, Mississippi.
(c) Sacremento, California.
(d) Saint Lous, Missouri.

12. What is Jeff's punishment?
(a) One week of daily kitchen duty.
(b) One week of daily laundry duty.
(c) One week of daily latrine duty.
(d) One week of daily running.

13. 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.

14. What presidential candidate do Jeff and Emory go see on the Campaign trail?
(a) Jefferson Davis.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Robert E. Lee.

15. Who gives Jeff information about Captain Clardy?
(a) David Gardner.
(b) The army physician.
(c) Mike Dempsey.
(d) Emory Bussey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim Veatch tosses what on a sumac bush?

2. What does Jeff do to the bean soup?

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

4. What time of day do they begin walking?

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

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