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Across Five Aprils

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The town nearest Creighton farm is

a)

Olney

b)

Newton

c)

Springfield

d)

Chicago

2.

Matt and Ellen too in an orphan named

a)

John

b)

Mary

c)

Eb

d)

Tom

3.

Jethro's older sister was killed by

a)

Sam Gardiner

b)

Travis Burdow

c)

Guy Workman

d)

Jake Roscoe

4.

The only cure for Ellen's headaches is

a)

sleep

b)

hot compressess

c)

coffee

d)

sassafras tea

5.

Ross Milton is the author of a book on

a)

correct speech

b)

etiquette

c)

philosophy

d)

Abraham Lincoln

6.

Guy Workman attempts to kill Jethro by

a)

shooting him

b)

drowning him

c)

poisoning his food

d)

stampeding his horses

7.

Jethro goes to town and brings Jake Roscoe a

a)

pound of coffee

b)

newspaper

c)

letter

d)

tobacco

8.

Guy Worman accuses Matt of being

a)

A Tory

b)

an abolitionist

c)

a murderer

d)

a copperhead

9.

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

a)

Shad had no money

b)

Jenny is too young

c)

Jenny is needed at home

d)

He wants her to marry Ross Milton

10.

The vigilantes attack the Creighton farm, but fail to

a)

lure away the watchdog

b)

poison the well

c)

burn the barn

d)

kill the livestock

11.

The Creighton's learn of Tom's death from

a)

Dan Lawrence

b)

Ross Milton

c)

a government telegram

d)

the newspaper

12.

Jethro withholds from his father news of Eb's return because

a)

Matt would turn Eb in

b)

Matt would punish Jethro for assisting a deserter

c)

Jethro doesn't want to add to Matt's troubles

d)

Eb vanishes before Jethro can alert Matt

13.

Jethro cannot decide what to do about Eb's desertion, so he appeals for advice to

a)

Ross Milton

b)

Edd Turner

c)

Shad Yale

d)

Abraham Lincoln

14.

A large number of deserters gather at

a)

Newton

b)

Point Prospect

c)

Walnut Hill

d)

the Creighton farm

15.

Shad is hospitalized in

a)

Chicago

b)

New Orleans

c)

New York

d)

Washington

16.

The Federal Registrars laugh at Jethro's

a)

ragged clothes

b)

nervous mannerisms

c)

childish anger

d)

backwoods dialect

17.

The Union general who brings the war to a successful conclusion is

a)

Meade

b)

Grant

c)

Jackson

d)

Burnside

18.

Jethro hears of Lincoln's death from

a)

Ellen

b)

Jenny

c)

Nancy

d)

Ross