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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 slave that tended Jeff?

2. What colored clothing does Jeff and Jim dress in?

3. What does Jeff put on the cow's back?

4. What do the Rebels do with the Federal greenbacks?

5. What kind of training will Jeff's unit receive at Fort Gibson?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Jeff gather the night he swims with the enemy?

2. How does Fort Gibson get its food?

3. What is done in the Jackman home to teach the girls good breeding?

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

5. What is Jeff's punishment for refusing to participate in the execution?

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

7. After the Battle of Prairie Grove what do Jeff and Noah do?

8. What does Jeff know about bloodhounds?

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

10. Who is Frank Brandt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Is it realistic that Jeff chose to go back to his Union side where he is badly treated rather than stay with Lucy?

Part 2) Would you have chosen your country over your true love? 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

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.

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