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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Captain Asa Clardy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Jeff Bussey?
(a) Fourteen-years-old.
(b) Sixteen-years-old.
(c) Twelve-years-old.
(d) Seventeen-years-old.

2. Why does Jeff leave home?
(a) To volunteer for the Union army.
(b) To replace the mules.
(c) To get the sheriff.
(d) To go to his grandparents home.

3. What is Captain Clardy's first order to his company?
(a) "Stop Crying!"
(b) "Mount Up!"
(c) "Fix Bayonets!"
(d) "Peel Potatoes!"

4. Where does Jeff first meet Captain Asa Clardy?
(a) Outside of town.
(b) In the stables.
(c) On the drill field.
(d) Out in the garden.

5. Why did one-third of the population flee the Kansas Territory?
(a) The fear of bushwhackers.
(b) The fear of starving.
(c) The fear of Indians.
(d) The fear of open spaces.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the officer ask Jeff?

2. What sounds on the Bussey farm in the case of emergencies?

3. How long was the drought in the Kansas Territory?

4. What does the army doctor do to Jeff?

5. Who questions the boys before their enlistment?

(see the answer key)

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