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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. Where does Jeff first meet Captain Asa Clardy?

2. Who spent time as General Watie's prisoner?

3. Of what war is Emory Bussey a veteran?

4. What battle begins on December 7, 1862?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Jeff's father's views in the growing political dispute in their area?

2. On the third day of the march, Jeff discovered what?

3. What does Noah know about their new commander?

4. Describe Captain Clardy's countenance while speaking to Jeff at Wilson's Creek.

5. What is Jeff's punishment for defending his namesake?

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

7. What impact does the raid by the Missouri bushwhackers have on Jeff?

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

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

10. What does John Chadwick decide to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Lucy asks Jeff in her letter if he thinks of her and asks him to write back.

Part 1) What does Jeff most likely write back in his letter.

Part 2) What challenges did the people face in reuniting with their loved ones after the war was over?

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