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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jethro get frustrated while the men are talking after the barn has been built?
(a) They think he is too young to join in the conversation.
(b) They think Jethro has a biased opinion.
(c) He thinks there are more important things to discuss.
(d) He feels they should be more respectful.

2. 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.

3. Who comes to visit Jethro at the end of the book?
(a) Shadrach.
(b) Bill.
(c) Jenny.
(d) Ross Milton.

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

5. Where are the Creighton births and deaths recorded?
(a) The town hall records.
(b) The Creighton history.
(c) The family tree.
(d) The family Bible.

6. Where is Jethro when he hears of Lincoln's assassination?
(a) The barn.
(b) The fields.
(c) The dinner table.
(d) His bed.

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

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

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

10. Where is a known hide-out for deserters?
(a) Perpetrator Point.
(b) Preservation Point.
(c) Point Protection.
(d) Point Prospect.

11. Why does the Lawrence boy come home from the war in Chapter 7?
(a) His time is up.
(b) He is wounded.
(c) He has a message to deliver.
(d) His commander heard about his father's death.

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

13. In what month does the Civil War officially end?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) June.

14. Where does Jethro decide to live at the end of the book?
(a) With Shad and Jenny.
(b) With Nancy and John.
(c) With his parents.
(d) At a schoolhouse in town.

15. What do Jenny and Jethro not like about the federal agents that come to the farm?
(a) Their mannerisms.
(b) Their disrespect to the president.
(c) Their smell of tobacco.
(d) Their language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What battle was Shadrach wounded in?

2. The Creightons' receive help with their barn in which seasons?

3. What does Jethro say is bothering him when he is questioned after finding Eb?

4. Who is Shadrach serving under in Chapter 8?

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

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