2. What is the Confederate President's answer to Duncan's question at the event?
(a) The wounded men are fed better so they will heal quickly and return to the field.
(b) The war happened because the Union is evil.
(c) The fighting will stop when they have won.
(d) The wounded are clothed better so infection will not spread.

3. Whom does Duncan see at an event he attends that he manages a private conversation with in Part III, Chapter 43?
(a) Molly.
(b) Sallie.
(c) Opal.
(d) Marguerite.

4. Where is Duncan staying at the beginning of Part IV, Chapter 60?
(a) A military institution in Virginia.
(b) A hospital in South Carolina.
(c) Stratford Plantation.
(d) Uther Botkin's place.

5. After one of her servants leaves her on the road, what does Marguerite use to carry a small ham and some other small belongings?
(a) A small cart.
(b) A sling.
(c) A handbag.
(d) A suitcase.

6. What does Catesby tell his wife, in a letter, that he has given up?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Having affairs.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Killing.

7. What did Uther teach Duncan and Jesse to do in their youth?
(a) Sing.
(b) Plow a field.
(c) Dance.
(d) Read.

8. What does Catesby save from his holiday dinner to share with his bunkmate?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) A piece of bacon.
(c) A piece of ham.
(d) A piece of cake.

9. Where is Catesby involved in a terrible battle in Part IV, Chapter 47?
(a) Near the Lexington school house in Virginia.
(b) Charleston, South Carolina.
(c) Near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia.
(d) Atlanta, Georgia.

10. After finally leaving the hospital, what Confederate President do Duncan and his sister meet at an event?
(a) Confederate President Davis.
(b) Confederate President David.
(c) Confederate President Barker.
(d) Confederate President Blackburn.

11. What does a recruiter for the army say to Jesse and the men working alongside him in Washington that they do not care for?
(a) That they should join the army for vengeance against the Confederates.
(b) That they must join the army or starve to death.
(c) That they should join the army or become slaves again.
(d) That they are not good enough to join the army, but they will take them anyway.

12. What does Catesby's daughter say her mother spends her time doing now that her father is dead?
(a) Praying and crying.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Singing.
(d) Sleeping.

13. What does Marguerite tell her remaining servant after the other servant leaves them on the road in Part IV, Chapter 62?
(a) That it's not worth crying over a woman like Kizzy.
(b) That it's not worth crying over a man like Manny.
(c) That it's not worth crying over a woman like Karla.
(d) That it's not worth crying over a man like Mingo.

14. What does Silas promise to Marguerite before he leaves to become a solider in the Confederate Army?
(a) That he will be the best solider he can be.
(b) To become a better father and husband when he returns.
(c) That they will have another child.
(d) None of the answers is correct.

15. Who agrees to marry Duncan while visiting his old home?
(a) Abigail.
(b) Martha.
(c) Sallie.
(d) Maggie.

Short Answer Questions

1. After saying some things that Jesse and the men working alongside him in Washington do not like, what does the recruiter say that gains Jesse's attention?

2. What do Jesse's men call Abraham Lincoln?

3. What is the name of the surgeon who cut off the head of a black soldier and autopsied it?

4. Why is Catesby's son not a help to his family?

5. Where are Jesse and his company assigned to work in Part IV, Chapter 52?

(see the answer keys)

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