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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do many of Tom's friends die?

2. What does Jenny receive that she does not want to share with Jethro?

3. Why is Matt's family being so targeted in Chapter 6?

4. Why does John's family decide to stay with Ellen?

5. What is the occupation of the man who helps Jethro when he is being bullied at the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jethro helped after his experience in the town store?

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

3. What added a lot of strain to the issues of war in Jethro's home state?

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

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

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

7. Which side of the debate does Ellen's nephew believe in?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice is a theme that is very prevalent in this book. Who are the characters most affected by this theme, and how do they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

This plot takes place during the Civil War. How does this historic event shape the main characters in the book?

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