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

2. What does Jeff leave on the mules?
(a) The sadle.
(b) The blanket.
(c) The bridle.
(d) The harness.

3. How old is Jimmy Lear?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Twenty four.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Sixteen.

4. Where is Edith Bussey from?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Kentucky.

5. Where does Jeff go the day after the fight?
(a) Fort Payne.
(b) Fort Sill.
(c) Fort Smith.
(d) Fort Leavenworth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the new commanding officer of the Kansas Volunteers?

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

3. What does Jeff tell the captain?

4. Why do Jeff and Dixie go walking in the Missouri woods?

5. When the bushwhacker pulls his trigger what happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How far did Noah Babbitt walk and why?

2. Describe Sergeant Jim Pike.

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

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

5. What does Emory Bussey remember about Asa Clardy?

6. What is Bess's role in the encounter with the bushwhackers?

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

8. How many men in the Union were from Kansas?

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

10. Describe Edith Bussey's homeland.

(see the answer keys)

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