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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. What do the Rebels do with the Federal greenbacks?

2. What is the name of the Negro woman who answers the Washbournes' door?

3. What does Jeff find out concerning Lee Washbourne?

4. Why does the Jackman family care for Jeff?

5. Who does Jeff befriend in the hole?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jeff and Lucy spend their Sunday?

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

3. What does General Blunt ask of Jeff?

4. Who is Frank Brandt?

5. How does Jeff survive the long walk back to Fort Gibson?

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

7. After seeing Lucy, what happens to Jeff in Boggy Depot?

8. What favor does Jeff do for the Negro slave?

9. What does Jeff know about bloodhounds?

10. Where do Jeff and Jim Bostwick end up on their scout?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Why is it that Jeff couldn't sleep on the floor in the house when he returns home after so many years of sleeping outside?

Part 2) Speculate on what are some modern day habits that soldiers pick up that they continue once they return home?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) The story is told from Jeff's point of view and it is understandable that Jeff is the main character. Pick a character that could easily be identified as the second most important character in the story. What did this character add to the story line and in what way did he or she affect Jeff?

Part 2) Jeff is the considered the protagonist of the story. Pick out a minimum of three antagonists of the story and explain their role.

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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