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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. Why does Jeff knock on the door of the clapboard house in the woods?
(a) To ask directions.
(b) To ask for permission to pick up apples in the yard.
(c) To ask permission to use the bathroom.
(d) To ask permission to cut down trees in the yard.

2. As the battle rages, what does Jeff think about?
(a) His next haircut.
(b) His next meal.
(c) His home in Linn County, Kansas.
(d) Lucy Washbourne.

3. Who distributed the propaganda circulars that Noah read?
(a) Confederate General Stand Watie.
(b) Confederate General T.C. Hindman.
(c) Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
(d) Confederate General George York.

4. Who do the men impersonate?
(a) Union Home Guards.
(b) Drifters.
(c) Slave traders.
(d) Free State men.

5. What is the name of Jeff's dog?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Robert.
(c) Rind.
(d) Ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day do they begin walking?

2. What does Jeff do around the farm?

3. Where is Prairie Grove located?

4. Who is at the Bussey house?

5. What Cherokee commands a small Rebel cavalry unit and owns slaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the loneliness volunteer in camp?

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

3. Who is Stand Watie?

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

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

6. What does Emory Bussey remember about Asa Clardy?

7. Why does Jeff think Sparrow is murdered?

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

9. Describe Sergeant Jim Pike.

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

(see the answer keys)

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