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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By whom is the woman traveling the countryside in Part I, Chapter 1, employed?
(a) Moving Forward Organization.
(b) United America Administration.
(c) Works Progress Administration.
(d) Remembering Our Past Project.

2. Marguerite is interviewed by a girl from the WPA. Why are the girl's boss and father criticizing the amount of time she spends with Marguerite?
(a) They do not like that she's a mulatto.
(b) Because she is a slave.
(c) They both say the story that Marguerite is telling is untrue.
(d) Because she is a prostitute.

3. In the letter that he writes from camp, where does Catesby urge his wife to stay?
(a) Hidden in the woods.
(b) At Uther Botkin's place.
(c) At Stratford with her family.
(d) In Lexington with his family.

4. What are woman like Marguerite known as at the governor's party?
(a) Friendly companions.
(b) Non-wives.
(c) Outside wives.
(d) Whores.

5. What nickname has Samuel Gatewood's son earned from his classmates?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Wheelhorse.
(c) Chief.
(d) Bucking Bronco.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at the military institute listening to a speech, what does Samuel Gatewood's son see happen to a Union flagpole?

2. Who harbors a runaway slave in Part I, Chapter 7?

3. The woman traveling the countryside meets up with a woman named Miss Marguerite. What story does she begin telling her?

4. Catesby plays cards with Samuel Gatewood's son and some other young men. What does he lose?

5. What is the name of the essay that Samuel Gatewood writes in Part I, Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Duncan during the big battle at McDowell?

2. What happens at the military institute, where Duncan is present to hear a speech, which causes a fight?

3. What incident does Miss Marguerite begin with when telling her story to the young woman in Part I, Chapter 1?

4. What does Abigail's Cousin Molly bring Sallie when she comes to visit her in jail?

5. What does a superior officer say to Duncan and his fellow cadets after they rush to get their weapons and regain their honor when the Union cadets pick a fight with them?

6. Why did Sallie marry Alexander Kirkpatrick in a hasty marriage?

7. What does Catesby lose after playing cards in Part I, Chapter 11?

8. Why is Alexander called into the office of the acting keeping at the penitentiary in Part II, Chapter 18?

9. What happens to Alexander during his first time in battle?

10. What was Miss Marguerite's name in 1857?

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