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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 are the full blooded Cherokee Indians that are sympathetic to the Union called?

2. Who asks Jeff to go with him to the other side of the river?

3. Who is General Watie's personal friend and an attorney on Grand River?

4. How many miles is it to Rheas Mills?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Frank Brandt?

2. Why does Heifer leave the kitchen to fight alongside Jeff in his first battle with the Watie men?

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

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

5. What information does the letter in the haversack contain?

6. Describe Boggy Depot.

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

8. What does Jeff know about bloodhounds?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Describe Lucy's personality.

Part 2) What does it reveal about Lucy that she is willing to marry Jeff even though they have different views on the war.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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