2. What do the men in Jethro's family try to avoid when they hear of the beginning of the war?
(a) Confrontation.
(b) Ellen's nephew.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Their mother.

3. What does Jethro enjoy doing when the war begins?
(a) Learning about the army advancements.
(b) Reading about the Confederate success.
(c) Reading about the Union success.
(d) Pretending to be a soldier.

4. Where is Ellen's nephew from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) South Carolina.

5. What does Shadrach tell Jethro to call the president?
(a) Sir Lincoln.
(b) Mr. President.
(c) Mr. Lincoln.
(d) President Lincoln.

6. Who comforts Jethro when he gets scared of the war?
(a) Bill.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Shadrach.

7. Who pays frequent visits to the farm while Matt is ill?
(a) Russ Milton.
(b) Dave Burdow.
(c) Guy Wortman.
(d) Shadrach.

8. Who helps Jethro in the fields when his father is hurt?
(a) Jenny.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Ross Morton.
(d) Dave Burdow.

9. Where is Jethro when he is told who Bill has chosen to fight for?
(a) In the barn.
(b) In his bed.
(c) In the fields.
(d) In school.

10. Who refused Jenny's suitor?
(a) Jenny's mother.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Jenny's brothers.
(d) Jenny's father.

11. Who is given charge of the farm when Matt is incapacitated?
(a) Jethro.
(b) Dave Burdow.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Jenny.

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

13. Who kept a mob from killing the man who killed Mary?
(a) Matt Creighton.
(b) Shadrach Hale.
(c) Jethro.
(d) David Burdow.

14. Where does Shadrach live?
(a) In the Creighton's barn.
(b) In a small wood shack in the forest.
(c) In a boarding house in town.
(d) In the schoolhouse.

15. What is Jethro and his family planting at the beginning of the book?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Wheat.
(c) Corn.
(d) Potatoes.