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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. What caused Ellen's ailment in Chapter 5?
(a) Dropping a water bucket on her foot.
(b) Eating bad chicken.
(c) Lack of coffee.
(d) They do not know.

2. Ellen's nephew favors which side of the war?
(a) The South.
(b) The North.
(c) A little bit of both.
(d) Neither side.

3. How many of Jethro's siblings have died at the beginning of the book?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. What does Jenny give to Jethro as a special treat at the beginning of the book?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) A new book.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) The first greens from the garden.

5. Who pays frequent visits to the farm while Matt is ill?
(a) Shadrach.
(b) Russ Milton.
(c) Dave Burdow.
(d) Guy Wortman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Jethro eat lunch while he is in town?

3. Whose farm was Jethro taking care of when his father was incapacitated?

4. Who is given charge of the farm when Matt is incapacitated?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Ellen do after reading the first letter from Tom since he left for the war?

4. How does the nation respond to the beginning of the war?

5. Why is Jethro's farm being targeted in Chapter 6?

6. What do Tom and Eb do at the beginning of the Civil War?

7. What is happening at the very beginning of the book?

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

9. What happens to Jethro on his ride home from town?

10. What causes the nation to be more serious about the Civil War?

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