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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. What becomes a very common thing for soldiers to do after the first year of war?

2. Why has Jethro stopped concentrating on his lessons in Chapter 12?

3. Where does Eb go after Lincoln gives the deserters amnesty?

4. How are deserters punished?

5. Why does Jethro get frustrated while the men are talking after the barn has been built?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jethro hears strange noises from the woods while working in the fields one day?

2. What happens when Jenny goes to D.C.?

3. What helps Shadrach while he is with his aunt?

4. What does John write about at the beginning of Chapter 11?

5. What does Jethro do when he is conflicted about Eb's desertion?

6. How is Guy Wortman finally arrested?

7. What do Jenny and Jethro do when they hear of Tom's death?

8. How do Jenny and Jethro follow what is happening in the war?

9. Where does Jethro go at the end of the book and why?

10. What makes Jethro less interested in his schooling at the beginning of Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Security and safety are two themes that are touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 2

The story takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Irene Hunt have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

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