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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 do the sentries from both sides do this night?
(a) Go dancing.
(b) Go swimming.
(c) Share a meal.
(d) Sing together.

2. What happens to the Brandts' home?
(a) The Rebels store ammuniton in it.
(b) The Rebels take it away.
(c) The Rebels use it for a hospital.
(d) The Rebels burn it down.

3. Sixteen men of the Union Patrol ride to where?
(a) Van Buren.
(b) Fort Smith Road.
(c) Fort Gibson.
(d) Prairie Grove.

4. What are redbud tree leaves shaped like?
(a) Grass blades.
(b) Hearts.
(c) Clovers.
(d) Spades.

5. Who says "You can always go farther than you think."?
(a) General Robert E. Lee.
(b) Emory Bussey.
(c) Levi Washbourne.
(d) Sergeant Pete Millholland.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men station themselves on the Union side of the Arkansas River?

2. How many men station themselves on the Rebel side of the Arkansas River?

3. What signals the Rebels' charge?

4. Who does Jeff befriend in the hole?

5. Which direction does Jeff choose to travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does General Blunt ask of Jeff?

2. What is Colonel Watie's plan that Jeff overheard?

3. What does Jeff tell Lucy about the Declaration of Independence?

4. What information does the letter in the haversack contain?

5. What is Rebel coffee?

6. Why does Heifer leave the kitchen to fight alongside Jeff in his first battle with the Watie men?

7. Describe what Jeff sees at the hotel at Boggy Depot.

8. When Jeff became ill, how does he get to the Jackmans' home?

9. Why is Mrs. Washbourne so appreciative to Jeff?

10. Describe Boggy Depot.

(see the answer keys)

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