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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who fights the most with Bill about his views when the war begins?
(a) Wilse.
(b) Matt.
(c) Shadrach.
(d) John.

2. What gift is Jethro given while he is in town?
(a) An ink and paper set.
(b) A piece of candy.
(c) A horse whip.
(d) A book.

3. What happens while Matt is heading to Dave Burdow's house?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He sprains his ankle.
(c) He meets an ambush.
(d) He has a heart attack.

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

5. How did Jethro's barn get destroyed?
(a) High rains flooded the river near the farm.
(b) Guy Wortman burned it down.
(c) Dave Burdow poisoned the hay feed for the animals.
(d) A wind storm destroyed it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Jethro's well while Matt is ill?

2. Which of the following is NOT something that Jethro does for the FIRST time in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the closest town to Jethro's house?

4. How old is Jethro when his father falls ill?

5. How did the mob want to kill the man who killed Mary?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jethro gets to the store in town?

2. What does Ellen's nephew do when he first comes to visit Ellen?

3. What does Tom say in his first letter home from the war?

4. How old is Jenny, and what is her role in the household?

5. What does Jethro's mother praise him for at the beginning of the book?

6. What does Jethro enjoy doing when the Civil War first begins?

7. What happens when Ellen hears the men all debating heatedly about the issues of the war?

8. What responsibilities does Jethro take on when Matt is hurt?

9. How is Jethro prepared for his first trip into town?

10. What happens at the Creighton table when the subject of the war is brought up?

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