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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 of the troops is the first to line up for the march?
(a) The auxillarymen.
(b) The infantry.
(c) The cavalry.
(d) The artillary.

2. What does Jeff want to with his life?
(a) Run a grocerystore.
(b) Work on the farm.
(c) Join the army.
(d) Be a preacher.

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

4. What does Jeff do at the Washbourne home for a meal?
(a) Slop hogs.
(b) Hoe the garden.
(c) Fix the roof.
(d) Chop firewood.

5. Why do Jeff and Dixie go walking in the Missouri woods?
(a) He is deserting.
(b) Hiding from Captain Clardy.
(c) Looking for ripe persimmons.
(d) Clearing his head.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many miles do the troops march a day?

3. Who is Lucy Washbourne's father?

4. How old is Jimmy Lear?

5. What does Jeff do to the bean soup?

Short Essay Questions

1. What made Jeff's mind up about his 'dearest wish'?

2. What happens to the boys on the first morning at Fort Leavenworth?

3. Why is Captain Clardy so hateful to the volunteer soldiers in his company?

4. Who is Stand Watie?

5. Describe Sergeant Jim Pike.

6. What duty does Jeff draw the day after the Battle of Wilson's Creek?

7. Why does Jim Veatch throw his playing card in the sumac bush?

8. What is Jeff remembering as he plows the field?

9. How many men in the Union were from Kansas?

10. What chores does Jeff attend to his one day at home on furlough?

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