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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 is Jeff Bussey doing with the mule?
(a) Riding to school.
(b) Feeding it grain.
(c) Plowing the field.
(d) Grooming it.

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

3. What does Jeff do around the farm?
(a) Cements the wellhouse.
(b) Laze the day away in bed.
(c) Helps with the chores.
(d) Take his parents out for a picnic.

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

5. Who is Lucy Washbourne's father?
(a) Leroy Washbourne.
(b) Lynn Washbourne.
(c) Lee Washbourne.
(d) Levi Washbourne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Edith Bussey from?

2. Why does Jeff knock on the door of the clapboard house in the woods?

3. How old is John Chadwick?

4. How does Jeff feel concerning the captain?

5. Who questions the boys before their enlistment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Captain Clardy's countenance while speaking to Jeff at Wilson's Creek.

2. What impact does the raid by the Missouri bushwhackers have on Jeff?

3. Why does Jim Veatch throw his playing card in the sumac bush?

4. What does Jeff do for Mrs. Mccomas and how does he get paid?

5. What chores does Jeff attend to his one day at home on furlough?

6. What is Jeff's punishment for defending his namesake?

7. What does Jeff find at the Gardner place?

8. On his way back to Fort Leavenworth Jeff stops at the Chadwick farm and does what?

9. What are the other members of the family's roles during the encounter?

10. Where do Jeff and the Kansas Volunteers overtake the main force of the enemy being led by General T.C. Hindman?

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