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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do people come from to help repair the Creighton barn?
(a) All over the state.
(b) All over the county.
(c) All over the town.
(d) All over the region.

2. What does Jethro carry while working in the fields after the federal agents come to the farm?
(a) A map.
(b) A book.
(c) Food.
(d) A weapon.

3. Why do federal agents come to the Creighton's house?
(a) They want Jethro to join the army.
(b) They think a deserter is hiding in the barn.
(c) They are investigating Hig Phillips' murder.
(d) Eb has gone missing.

4. Who does Jethro write a letter to after finding Eb?
(a) John.
(b) Shadrach.
(c) Bill.
(d) President Lincoln.

5. Who sends some good logs over to help build the Creighton's barn?
(a) Dave Burdow.
(b) Ross Milton.
(c) Dan Lawrence.
(d) Guy Wortman.

6. Who notices that Jethro is bothered by something after Jethro finds Eb?
(a) Matt.
(b) Jenny.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Eb.

7. The Creightons' receive help with their barn in which seasons?
(a) Spring and summer.
(b) Winter and spring.
(c) Summer and fall.
(d) Fall and winter.

8. How does Shadrach describe Grant in Chapter 11?
(a) Ill at ease.
(b) Older than his age.
(c) Domineering.
(d) Confused.

9. What year does Chapter 12 take place in?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1866.
(d) 1855.

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

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

12. Who is causing widespread destruction in the area in Chapter 7?
(a) Guy Wortman.
(b) Dave Burdow.
(c) Travis Bidwell.
(d) Ross Milton.

13. Why are the people frustrated with the Union Army in Chapter 7?
(a) Their poor organization.
(b) Their lack of aggression.
(c) Their lack of supplies.
(d) Their poor treatment of the soldiers.

14. Who does Shad plan to vote for in the next presidential election?
(a) McClellan.
(b) Lee.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lincoln.

15. Who led the Union in Chicamauga Creek?
(a) Grant.
(b) Hooker.
(c) Haskell.
(d) Sherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year was Jethro's barn destroyed?

2. What do Jenny and Jethro not like about the federal agents that come to the farm?

3. How does the family react when Jethro receives a letter back?

4. Who takes on the care of the farm at the end of the book?

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

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