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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is John going a week after reading Tom's letter?
(a) On a trip abroad.
(b) To fight for the Confederacy.
(c) To fight for the Union.
(d) Taking his family out west.

2. What does Shadrach tell Jethro to NOT call the president?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Abe.
(c) Abraham.
(d) Honest Abe.

3. How did the mob want to kill the man who killed Mary?
(a) Crushing.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Burning.

4. Which of the following is NOT something Jethro's father gives him before sending him to town?
(a) Trading goods.
(b) A rifle.
(c) Food.
(d) A knife.

5. Why does Jenny's father refuse to let her marry Shadrach after receiving Tom's letter?
(a) He is too young.
(b) He is going to war.
(c) He has no money.
(d) He is on the wrong side of the debate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comforts Jethro when he gets scared of the war?

2. Ellen's nephew favors which side of the war?

3. What do some people do on battlefields when the war begins?

4. Where does Jethro and his family live?

5. What does Jethro get to do now that he helps in the fields?

(see the answer key)

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