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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Willy she cannot stay with her aunt and uncle?
(a) Willy's aunt.
(b) Captain Ivers.
(c) Willy's uncle.
(d) Mrs. Ivers.

2. Why is Jordan happy about his horse?
(a) The horse is over a bout of colic.
(b) The horse is pregnant.
(c) The horse is no longer lame.
(d) The black men did not find it.

3. What does Willy realize about Horace as they are talking?
(a) He is half white.
(b) He does not believe her story.
(c) He is a slave.
(d) He is an orphan.

4. One does one of the black men ask Willy?
(a) If she wants to join the army.
(b) If she is a boy.
(c) If she has a husband.
(d) If she wants to go with them.

5. Why does Jordan want Willy to go with him to the woods near the fort?
(a) To hold the horse while Jordan runs to the fort to give a message.
(b) To bring the horse back home.
(c) To witness how awful war is.
(d) To take a messag to Colonel Ledyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Uncle Jack at home?

2. What is Mr. Fraunces' response to Willy's tale about her past?

3. Why does Willy fear for her father's life?

4. What does Willy say is not a good idea to her aunt?

5. Where is the woman that Willy talked to when she and Horace return to Canvas Town?

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