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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jeff do to the bean soup?
(a) He poured it out to the pigs.
(b) He switched it with dishwater.
(c) He ate it all.
(d) He added peppers to it.

3. What do the new volunteers do when given their first order from Captain Clardy?
(a) They look at each other and laugh.
(b) They do not move.
(c) They begin to cry.
(d) They run to do the job.

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

5. Where are the Confederate soldiers camped out and sleeping?
(a) Wilson's Creek.
(b) Bushy Creek.
(c) Smith's Creek.
(d) Lee Creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in the clapboard house in the woods?

2. What sounds on the Bussey farm in the case of emergencies?

3. What is Sergeant Mike Dempsey's job?

4. Who deserts the company before they cross the Missouri border?

5. Who do the men impersonate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What detail does Jeff get at the Washbourne home?

2. What made Jeff's mind up about his 'dearest wish'?

3. What does John Chadwick decide to do?

4. Why does Jeff think Sparrow is murdered?

5. What happens to the boys on the first morning at Fort Leavenworth?

6. What did the army cooks do with the stagnant pool water?

7. What are Jeff's father's views in the growing political dispute in their area?

8. What does Emory Bussey remember about Asa Clardy?

9. What is Jeff remembering as he plows the field?

10. What duty does Jeff draw the day after the Battle of Wilson's Creek?

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