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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lucy Washbourne's father?

2. Who does Captain Clardy's former regiment elect as the Colonel?

3. During the physical what does the doctor mention to Jeff?

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

5. What is Sergeant Mike Dempsey's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the loneliness volunteer in camp?

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

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

4. What does Noah know about their new commander?

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

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

7. What does David Gardner decide?

8. What happens to the boys on the first morning at Fort Leavenworth?

9. Why is Captain Clardy so hateful to the volunteer soldiers in his company?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which side of the battle would you have chosen to be on? Remember that there were more issues at stake than slavery. Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Why did the author choose to write the story in past tense? What does it convey to the author?

Part 2) Why does the author reveal at the end of the story that Jeff will sleep on the ground for many years to come but not answer the question of whether he will be able to find Lucy?

Part 3) Would it have been as effective to write the story in present tense?

Essay Topic 3

There are many different things that the author uses as recurring tools in the story:

Part 1) What is the importance of the animals that keep occurring in the story and Jeff's obvious connection with them? What is the significance that Jeff's dog lays down to sleep with him after he returns home in the last chapter?

Part 2) There are many different colors used over and over again in the story to draw the readers attention. What colors stand out the most during the story? Why does the author chose to use colors as a literary tool?

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