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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 happens to Walter Van Orstrand?
(a) He shoots his own father.
(b) He gets killed.
(c) He shoots one of his own brothers.
(d) He shoots off one of his own fingers.

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

3. What do the men request of the Busseys?
(a) Someone to do their laundry.
(b) Something to write on.
(c) Something to eat.
(d) Someone to marry.

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

5. Why does Captain Clardy punish Jeff?
(a) Jeff refuses to brush his teeth.
(b) Jeff refuses to clean the bathroom.
(c) Jeff kicks him in the shin.
(d) Jeff refuses to change his name.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the battle rages, what does Jeff think about?

2. What presidential candidate do Jeff and Emory go see on the Campaign trail?

3. How many miles do the troops march a day?

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

5. Why did one-third of the population flee the Kansas Territory?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does David Gardner decide?

2. How far did Noah Babbitt walk and why?

3. What does Emory Bussey remember about Asa Clardy?

4. What does Jeff find when he returns home after hearing the seahorn blast?

5. Why does Jeff think Sparrow is murdered?

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

7. What does Noah know about their new commander?

8. Who is the loneliness volunteer in camp?

9. How does the army punish the Rebel soldiers who violated their parole?

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

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