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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Jethro's mother?
(a) Emily.
(b) Emma.
(c) Ella.
(d) Ellen.

2. What does Tom do after the first big battle of the Civil War?
(a) Joins the Union Army.
(b) Joins the Confederate Army.
(c) Takes a trip aboad to avoid the fighting.
(d) Goes to college.

3. What happens to Jethro at night when the war begins?
(a) He fears his house will be attacked.
(b) He can't sleep.
(c) He has nightmares.
(d) He stays up reading.

4. How old is Jethro when this book begins?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

5. What does Jethro get to do now that he helps in the fields?
(a) Get his own room.
(b) Ride a horse to town on his own.
(c) Get some money.
(d) Sit at the adult table.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shadrach do for Jethro when he reads Tom's letter?

2. Who is the most riled up about the beginning of the war?

3. How does Jethro feel as he listens to his brothers argue about the war?

4. What is Shadrach's profession?

5. Which side does Bill choose to fight for?

(see the answer key)

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