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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Chapters Fifty-Four through Fifty-Eight.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Catesby writes a letter to his wife in Part III, Chapter 32. What does he tell her has happened to Duncan?
(a) He has been severely injured and has lost an arm.
(b) He has been severely injured and has lost a foot.
(c) He has been severely injured and has lost a leg.
(d) He has been severely injured and has brain damage.

2. What lesson did Jesse learn growing up that Duncan did not have to learn?
(a) How to make his own clothes.
(b) To work hard.
(c) When and how to keep his mouth shut.
(d) How to survive on very little food.

3. What is supposed to arrive via rail the day of the holiday in Part III, Chapter 42, which has the men so excited?
(a) Women.
(b) Food.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Water.

4. What does the visitor bring Alexander Kirkpatrick's wife while visiting her in jail?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Milk, a brush, and some candy.
(c) Soap, cheese, and other minor gifts.
(d) A freshly baked pie.

5. Where does Alexander arrive in Part III, Chapter 29, just before a big fight?
(a) Lexington, Virginia.
(b) Charleston, South Carolina.
(c) Williamsburg, Virginia.
(d) Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Silas do for a living?

2. After arriving in Analaston Island, District of Columbia, what does Jesse set the men immediately to work on?

3. In Part IV, Chapter 52, whom does Jesse and his company see coming down the road?

4. What nickname has Samuel Gatewood's son earned from his classmates?

5. What is Jesse doing that causes most men to fall ill or to move on to another job as quickly as possible?

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