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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. Sixteen men of the Union Patrol ride to where?

2. What do the sentries from both sides do this night?

3. How does the Washbourne house appear?

4. How many miles is it to Rheas Mills?

5. Who does Jeff befriend in the hole?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fort Gibson get its food?

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

3. Describe what Jeff sees at the hotel at Boggy Depot.

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

5. Where do Jeff and Lucy spend their Sunday?

6. Describe Boggy Depot.

7. Who is Frank Brandt?

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

9. What does Jeff find in the Washbournes' cow lot?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many different things that the author uses as recurring tools in the story:

Part 1) What is the importance of the animals that keep occurring in the story and Jeff's obvious connection with them? What is the significance that Jeff's dog lays down to sleep with him after he returns home in the last chapter?

Part 2) There are many different colors used over and over again in the story to draw the readers attention. What colors stand out the most during the story? Why does the author chose to use colors as a literary tool?

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

Part 1) What common ideas about the Civil War does this book challenge?

Part 2) Is it easily understood that Jeff was torn between the two sides after spending time with the Confederate men? Explain.

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