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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 the new commanding officer of the Kansas Volunteers?

2. How does Jeff get to Fort Leavenworth?

3. What does Jeff do at the Washbourne home for a meal?

4. What is Jeff's fear as he leaves the house?

5. What of the troops is the first to line up for the march?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Sergeant Jim Pike.

4. What does Noah know about their new commander?

5. What does David Gardner decide?

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

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

8. Who is Stand Watie?

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

10. What is Jeff remembering as he plows the field?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following to write about:

Part 1) If there were a Part 2 to RIFLES FOR WATIE what would the sequel be named and what would it be about?

Part 2) Lucy had an interesting story of her own to tell. Write a synopsis of what Lucy's story would have been about during the same period of time that Jeff's was going on.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Find a piece of foreshadowing that stands out heavily in the reading. What does the author use to make the reader aware that this is foreshadowing?

Part 2) How would the story have been different without this moment of foreshadowing?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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