Across Five Aprils

The town nearest Creighton farm is

• Olney

• Newton

• Springfield

• Chicago

Matt and Ellen too in an orphan named

• John

• Mary

• Eb

• Tom

Jethro's older sister was killed by

• Sam Gardiner

• Travis Burdow

• Guy Workman

• Jake Roscoe

The only cure for Ellen's headaches is

• sleep

• hot compressess

• coffee

• sassafras tea

Ross Milton is the author of a book on

• correct speech

• etiquette

• philosophy

• Abraham Lincoln

Guy Workman attempts to kill Jethro by

• shooting him

• drowning him

• poisoning his food

• stampeding his horses

Jethro goes to town and brings Jake Roscoe a

• pound of coffee

• newspaper

• letter

• tobacco

Guy Worman accuses Matt of being

• A Tory

• an abolitionist

• a murderer

• a copperhead

Matt objects to Jenny's marrying Shad before his enlistment because

• Shad had no money

• Jenny is too young

• Jenny is needed at home

• He wants her to marry Ross Milton

The vigilantes attack the Creighton farm, but fail to

• lure away the watchdog

• poison the well

• burn the barn

• kill the livestock