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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 battle begins on December 7, 1862?

2. How old is Jeff Bussey?

3. What is Jeff's fear as he leaves the house?

4. How many men are in General Lyon's outfit?

5. Why is Jeff disgusted with the army food?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Jeff and the Kansas Volunteers overtake the main force of the enemy being led by General T.C. Hindman?

2. How does the army punish the Rebel soldiers who violated their parole?

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

4. What is Bess's role in the encounter with the bushwhackers?

5. On the third day of the march, Jeff discovered what?

6. What detail does Jeff get at the Washbourne home?

7. Who is the loneliness volunteer in camp?

8. Who is Stand Watie?

9. Describe Edith Bussey's homeland.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) What role does the family unit play throughout the story?

Part 2) Compare the Washbourne family to Jeff's family. In what ways are these two families different? In what ways are they similar?

Essay Topic 2

Lucy asks Jeff in her letter if he thinks of her and asks him to write back.

Part 1) What does Jeff most likely write back in his letter.

Part 2) What challenges did the people face in reuniting with their loved ones after the war was over?

Essay Topic 3

Does it make the book more or less enjoyable to know it is a work of fiction? Would it make the book more interesting if its main characters had actually existed? Explain.

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