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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. Where is John going a week after reading Tom's letter?
(a) To fight for the Confederacy.
(b) On a trip abroad.
(c) To fight for the Union.
(d) Taking his family out west.

2. How was Jethro's well made unusable?
(a) Guy Wortman poured coal oil in it.
(b) A flood moved large stones over the top of it.
(c) A sick animal died in it.
(d) Dave Burdow poured sand and stones in it.

3. How did the mob want to kill the man who killed Mary?
(a) Burning.
(b) Crushing.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Hanging.

4. What does Shadrach do for Jethro when he reads Tom's letter?
(a) Promises to find Tom and bring him home.
(b) Tells him that Tom will be fine.
(c) Prays with him.
(d) Draws a map.

5. What is Ellen's nephew's name?
(a) Wilson.
(b) Willy.
(c) Wilse.
(d) William.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ellen suffering from at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. What dinner does Shadrach make for Jethro when he shares Tom's letter?

3. Which side does Bill choose to fight for?

4. How does Jethro view the impending war?

5. How old was Mary when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ellen suffering from in Chapter 5?

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

3. What does Bill choose to do at the end of Chapter 3, and why?

4. What is Matt doing when he gets hurt?

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

6. What reward does Jethro get at the beginning of the book?

7. How does Jethro feel about the love between Shadrach and Jenny?

8. What does Shadrach explain to Jethro before he leaves for war himself?

9. What happens when Jenny receives a personal letter from Shadrach?

10. What happens to the farm while Matt is ill?

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