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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 happens to Alexander and the group of renegades in Part IV, Chapter 59?
2. Why is Catesby's son not a help to his family?
3. 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?
4. What happens to the surgeon who cut off the head of a black soldier and autopsied it?
5. Who is Duncan afraid has bewitched him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to the young Union soldier who stumbles into the camp of Alexander and the other renegades in Part IV, Chapter 54?
2. What happens at the Appomattox Courthouse that Duncan and Thomas Byrd are present at in Part IV, Chapter 68?
3. Why have the renegades stopped the Danzinger family and Alexander's buggy in Part IV, Chapter 44?
4. What does the army recruiter say that convinces Jesse to join the Union army?
5. What does Jesse learn that the surgeon name Potts has done that upsets him?
6. While leading the A Company near Fairfax City, Virginia, what does the surgeon named Potts remind Jesse to have his men do?
7. While traveling on their way home from a prayer meeting, what does young Seth Danzinger talk about with Alexander?
8. What does Silas tell his crew before he leaves to Richmond in Part IV, Chapter 57?
9. What happens when Duncan meets Confederate President Davis at an event he attends with Sallie?
10. After telling his wife, Leona, in a letter that he has become a Christian, what does Catesby urge his wife, Leona, to do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Duncan and Midge have a tumultuous relationship, which is a very important conflict in "Jacob's Ladder". Analyze Midge and Duncan's relationship and its overall effect on the story. Where are they from? How did they meet? What do they look like? How do they feel about each other? Do they trust each other?
Essay Topic 2
Description is the fiction-writing mode for creating a mental image of a story. Examine the use of description in "Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War". How does the author graphically describe life in Virginia during slavery and the Civil War? How are the characters described? How does the author use dialogue, imagery, and even sentence structure to help describe?
Essay Topic 3
"Jacob's Ladder" is historical fiction which is a story that is set in the past. "Jacob's Ladder" is set in the Civil War in Virginia, and therefore, it is considered historical fiction. Examine the different historical references throughout "Jacob's Ladder". What makes "Jacob's Ladder" historical fiction? Does the author make a point of centering his story on actual events that happened during the Civil War? Does he use real places and dates? Does it make his story more believable? How does it enhance the story?
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