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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. How old is John Chadwick?

2. Who is Lucy Washbourne's father?

3. How many miles do the troops march a day?

4. What is Captain Clardy's first order to his company?

5. Where does Jeff put the mules?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How far did Noah Babbitt walk and why?

3. What does Jeff find at the Gardner place?

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

5. Why does Jeff think Sparrow is murdered?

6. What does John Chadwick decide to do?

7. Describe Sergeant Jim Pike.

8. What made Jeff's mind up about his 'dearest wish'?

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

10. What does Emory Bussey remember about Asa Clardy?

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

Does it make the book more or less enjoyable to know it is a work of fiction? Would it make the book more interesting if its main characters had actually existed? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) How do Jeff's ideas about war change from the beginning of the story when he is excited to be going off to war, until the end of the story when he is coming home?

Part 2) Are there more physical or emotional changes in Jeff? Explain.

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