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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the head surgeon?
(a) Dr. Rhum.
(b) Dr. Hodes.
(c) Dr. Young.
(d) Dr. Marks.

2. Why was Emma's father resentful?
(a) Emma was a tomboy.
(b) Emma was not a boy.
(c) Emma didn't know how to cook.
(d) Emma ran from Canada.

3. Whose mirror did Emma use to check her disguise in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Butler's.
(b) The officer's lavatory.
(c) The doctor's.
(d) The General's.

4. Who visited the camp prior to Emma's arrival?
(a) A Union Ambassador.
(b) A priest.
(c) General Robert E. Lee
(d) President Davis.

5. What show did Emma remember seeing in Washington?
(a) A female merchant.
(b) An African-American shopkeeper.
(c) A slave.
(d) A minstrel show.

6. To what army was the Michigan Volunteer Infantry assigned?
(a) The Army of the Cumberland.
(b) Army of the Ohio.
(c) The Potomac Army.
(d) Army of the Gulf.

7. What did Emma observe before going inside the camp?
(a) The canon placement.
(b) The rhythm of the sentry.
(c) The slave pen.
(d) Two sentries talking.

8. What type of hair did Emma have for her disguise?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Straight.
(c) White.
(d) Curly.

9. What was Emma's rank at the start of Chapter 2: March 19, 1862?
(a) Private.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) Captain.
(d) Sergeant.

10. Mrs. Butler was a descendant of ______________.
(a) A military family.
(b) A Irish family.
(c) A Boston high society family.
(d) A rugged pioneer family.

11. What did Emma Edmonds do to avoid being discovered as a female?
(a) She put padding in her sleeves.
(b) She drew a beard.
(c) She didn't talk.
(d) She pulled her cap down low.

12. What did the slaves give Emma?
(a) A biscuit and a cup of coffee.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) A watch.
(d) A stern talk for being lost.

13. What did Emma ask the captain of the mail boat to bring her?
(a) A seamstresses dress.
(b) A rolling cart.
(c) A minstrel wig.
(d) A man's gala suit.

14. What did the Confederate spy brag about?
(a) Luring a Union patrol into ambushes.
(b) Stealing secret plans.
(c) Killing two officers.
(d) Sabotaging Union canons.

15. What were the Michigan Volunteer Infantry also known as?
(a) The Union Red.
(b) The Union White.
(c) The Union Grays.
(d) The Union Jack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Chaplain's wife bring to the wounded?

2. How many volunteers did President Lincoln asked for?

3. Where were the slaves kept at night?

4. How long did the journey to the confederate camp take at the start of Chapter 6?

5. Why were the soldiers anxious?

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