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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 famous historical figure did Emma see a few times?

2. Who did not recognize Emma in her disguise?

3. What were the Michigan Volunteer Infantry also known as?

4. How were runaway slaves executed?

5. What was Emma's rank at the start of Chapter 2: March 19, 1862?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did a sergeant accuse Private Thompson of at the start of Chapter 2?

2. Why did Emma bribe a kitchen worker and what opportunity did it give her according to Chapter 7?

3. What did Emma do in the medical tent?

4. What did a Confederate officer ask Cuff at the camp?

5. Where were soldiers gathering at the start of Chapter 1, and why were they anxious?

6. What was the Union Army foregoing?

7. Who did Emma find upon waking?

8. What were Quaker guns?

9. Whom did Emma recognize in the Confederate camp and what did she wonder?

10. What was training like for Emma and her fellow recruits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of spies in attaining information on the enemy, including what tactics were used in the Civil War.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the major events leading up to the Civil War and examine the causes.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the term biography and discuss how the book, "Behind Rebel Lines" fits into this genre.

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