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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the captain become angry at hearing Jeff's full name?
(a) It reminds him of his grandfather.
(b) It is the same as the Baptist preacher.
(c) It is the same as the president of the Confederacy.
(d) It is a slave name.

2. Who sounds the Bussey family alarm?
(a) Tess.
(b) Edith.
(c) Bess.
(d) Emory.

3. What does Jeff do at night with his new uniform?
(a) He folds it and puts it under his pillow.
(b) He sleeps in it.
(c) He washes and irons it.
(d) He hangs it neatly on the tent pole.

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

5. Who gives Jeff information about Captain Clardy?
(a) Emory Bussey.
(b) The army physician.
(c) David Gardner.
(d) Mike Dempsey.

6. What is Jeff Bussey doing with the mule?
(a) Riding to school.
(b) Plowing the field.
(c) Feeding it grain.
(d) Grooming it.

7. What does Jeff do to the bean soup?
(a) He switched it with dishwater.
(b) He added peppers to it.
(c) He ate it all.
(d) He poured it out to the pigs.

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

9. Where is the Bussey farm located?
(a) Twin County, Kentucky.
(b) Twin County, Kansas.
(c) Winn County, Kansas.
(d) Linn County, Kansas.

10. What is the name of Jeff's dog?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Ring.
(c) Robert.
(d) Rind.

11. What does the bushwhacker do to Jeff?
(a) Chokes him unconscious.
(b) Knocks him unconscious with his gun.
(c) Throws him out the frontroom window.
(d) Kicks him in the groin.

12. Emory tells Jeff that Captain Clardy has what kind of ways?
(a) Sad and provocative.
(b) Weird and dangerous.
(c) Strange and vindictive.
(d) Harsh and brual.

13. Where does Jeff go the day after the fight?
(a) Fort Payne.
(b) Fort Sill.
(c) Fort Smith.
(d) Fort Leavenworth.

14. Who deserts the company before they cross the Missouri border?
(a) Asa Clardy.
(b) David Gardner.
(c) Mike Dempsey.
(d) Jeff Bussey.

15. What does the woman give Jeff to eat ?
(a) Light bread, apple butter and milk.
(b) Light bread, peanut butter, and milk.
(c) Soda , doughnuts, and bread.
(d) Apple butter, crackers, and milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the officer ask Jeff?

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

3. What is Jeff's full name?

4. Why does Jeff knock on the door of the clapboard house in the woods?

5. What encourages the neighbor boys to join Jeff on his way to Fort Leavenworth?

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