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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, The Ride of Noah Babbitt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Captain Clardy punish Jeff?
(a) Jeff refuses to change his name.
(b) Jeff refuses to clean the bathroom.
(c) Jeff refuses to brush his teeth.
(d) Jeff kicks him in the shin.

2. Who is Emory Bussey?
(a) Jeff's grandfather.
(b) Jeff's father.
(c) Jeff's uncle.
(d) Jeff's brother.

3. What is Watie's reason for fighting?
(a) To regain his ancesteral home.
(b) To end slavery.
(c) To leave the Cherokee Nation to the Confederates.
(d) To wipe out the white man.

4. Who is the new commanding officer of the Kansas Volunteers?
(a) Sergeant David Gardner.
(b) Sergeant Stan Watie.
(c) Sergeant Jim Pike.
(d) Sergeant George York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Captain Clardy's former regiment?

2. What does the officer ask Jeff?

3. What does Jeff do at the Washbourne home for a meal?

4. What happens to Walter Van Orstrand?

5. How many miles is Noah Babbitt's longest walking trip?

(see the answer key)

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