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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 does Jeff do around the farm?

2. What is Captain Clardy's first order to his company?

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

4. How old is Jimmy Lear?

5. What does Jeff's mother do that he enjoys the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jeff do for Mrs. Mccomas and how does he get paid?

2. What does David Gardner decide?

3. What are the other members of the family's roles during the encounter?

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

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

6. Describe Sergeant Jim Pike.

7. How far did Noah Babbitt walk and why?

8. What did the army cooks do with the stagnant pool water?

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

10. What impact does the raid by the Missouri bushwhackers have on Jeff?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick one of the following to write about:

Part 1) There are several sub plots in RIFLES FOR WATIE. Pick one of the sub plots that you believe could have been eliminated completely and why it did not add, or added very little, to the story.

Part 2) Pick one of the sub plots from RIFLES FOR WATIE that could have been made into a complete story on its own. Explain your reasoning.

Part 3) Explain what the tone of the story is and how the author chose to create this tone.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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