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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wins the battle of Gettysburg?
(a) The North.
(b) Neither side.
(c) They both think they won.
(d) The South.

2. What does Jethro use to help him understand what is happening during the war?
(a) Shad's map.
(b) Newspaper articles.
(c) A geography book.
(d) Bill's letters.

3. Who tells Jethro about Lincoln's assassination?
(a) Ross.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Matt.

4. Where is Chicamauga Creek?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

5. Which of the following is NOT something donated to the Creighton's after their barn is destroyed?
(a) Harness.
(b) Horse.
(c) Grain.
(d) Wagon.

6. What does the President decide to do about the deserters?
(a) Let them return to their posts.
(b) Give them amnesty.
(c) Allow them to go free.
(d) Take their pay away.

7. What is the platform of the man running against Lincoln for his second term?
(a) Re-establishment of the Union.
(b) Peace at all costs.
(c) Emancipation.
(d) Civil Rights.

8. How old is Jenny when she gets married?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

9. Where does Jethro go when he hears the war has ended?
(a) To John's house.
(b) To Ross Milton's house.
(c) Into town.
(d) To the train station.

10. What does Shadrach tell Jenny in his letter in Chapter 10?
(a) Not to hope too much for their future together.
(b) To find a way to move on.
(c) That he is a changed man.
(d) That he will be home soon.

11. How many men show up to help re-build the Creighton's barn?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

12. Where are the strange noises in the woods coming from while Jethro is working in the field?
(a) A wounded animal.
(b) A deserter.
(c) Eb.
(d) A federal agent.

13. Why has Jethro stopped concentrating on his lessons in Chapter 12?
(a) He has read all of the books he has.
(b) His father asked him to stop.
(c) He is too busy with the farm work.
(d) Shadrach is gone.

14. What does Jethro use to write proper letters?
(a) A grammar book his mother gave him.
(b) The book Ross gave him.
(c) Shad's teachings.
(d) The Bible.

15. What do Ellen and Nancy do for the men who help build their barn?
(a) Make dinner.
(b) Hold a dance.
(c) Pay them some money.
(d) Promise them portions of the harvest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jethro carry while working in the fields after the federal agents come to the farm?

2. How does Shadrach describe Grant in Chapter 11?

3. What month was the Gettysburg Address delivered in?

4. How are deserters punished?

5. Who led the Union Army in the battle of Gettysburg?

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