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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 does Jeff put on the cow's back?

2. What happens to the Brandts' home?

3. Sixteen men of the Union Patrol ride to where?

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

5. How does Jeff feel about Lucy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Rebel coffee?

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

4. Who is Frank Brandt?

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

6. What is Colonel Watie's plan that Jeff overheard?

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

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

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

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

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) 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.

Essay Topic 3

Does it make the book more or less enjoyable to know it is a work of fiction? Would it make the book more interesting if its main characters had actually existed? Explain.

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