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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. What happens to Alexander after he demands to be treated as a prisoner of war while in prison?
(a) He is whipped with a chain.
(b) He is put in a dark hole.
(c) He is flogged.
(d) He is given no food or water.

2. What are Alexander Kirkpatrick and his wife forced to do while in jail?
(a) Make clothing for the Confederate Army.
(b) Be completely silent.
(c) Manual labor.
(d) Sit in a dark room all day long.

3. What is the name of Uther Botkin's wife?
(a) Midge.
(b) Maggie.
(c) Martha.
(d) Marge.

4. What is Samuel Gatewood struggling with in Chapter 25?
(a) A way to gather his crops.
(b) A way to herd in his cattle.
(c) A way to harvest all his apples.
(d) A way to feed his family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the camp that Catesby sends his wife a letter from in Part II, Chapter 14?

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

3. What is the name of Marguerite's maid?

4. Where does Alexander arrive in Part III, Chapter 29, just before a big fight?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the prison keeper tell Sallie about Alexander during one of her visits with Cousin Molly?

3. What does Catesby write to his wife Leona about from Camp Bartow, Virginia?

4. In Part III, Chapter 28, how does Maggie, now known as Marguerite, feel about her life with Silas?

5. Why does one of the surgeons, James Lane, ask that all the Union soldiers be taken to another surgeon for the rest of the evening?

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

7. What does the judge sentence Sallie and Alexander to for being abolitionists?

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

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

10. How does Opal help Uther Botkin with his daughter and his farm?

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