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The River Between Us- Chapter 9

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False. Mama couldn't do anything else until she heard what Noah's letters said.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What did Noah join?

a)

the Confederacy

b)

1st Battalion, Illinois State Militia

c)

the 31st Illinois Infantry Regiment

d)

Alabama Militia

3.

How much was Noah paid in the army?

a)

$12 a year

b)

$1,000 a month

c)

$20 a month

d)

$13 a month

4.

True or False. Noah and his team were issued weapons and uniforms at Camp Dunlap.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False. The 31st Regiment knew how to be an army from the beginning.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What did Dr. Hutchings do when he found out there weren't enough good army doctors?

a)

He quit being a doctor and became a teacher.

b)

He sent Calinda to help the army.

c)

He sent the other doctors in his office to help.

d)

He closed his Grand Tower office and went to help the army.

7.

What did Dr. Hutchings report about the 31st Regiment?

a)

He reported they joined the Confederacy side.

b)

He reported how they were doing. He said half had measles.

c)

He reported they were not good soldiers.

d)

He reported they were lost at battle.

8.

Who did Tilly find down in the kitchen one night?

a)

Mama

b)

Noah

c)

Delphine

d)

Paw

9.

What did Mama say happened to Noah?

a)

She said he is the best soldier.

b)

She said he found a wife in Cairo.

c)

Nothing happened and he was fine.

d)

She said he is badly sick.

10.

What did Mama want Tilly to do?

a)

She wanted Tilly to help Cass no longer have visions.

b)

She wanted Tilly to go get Noah and bring him home.

c)

She wanted Tilly to marry Dr. Hutchings.

d)

She wanted Tilly to find Delphine a new place to live.

11.

Mama said Cass gets her _________ from her.

a)

intelligence

b)

height

c)

looks

d)

visions

12.

What made Mama mad?

a)

Her fear for Noah made her mad.

b)

Her anger towards Cass made her mad.

c)

Her embarrassment from the others talking about her made her mad.

d)

Missing Paw made her mad.

13.

Mama said she couldn't spare Noah but could spare ___________.

a)

Calinda.

b)

Tilly.

c)

Cass.

d)

Delphine.

14.

Who also heard everything Mama said to Tilly?

a)

Delphine

b)

Cass

c)

Calinda

d)

Noah

15.

Why did Tilly want Calinda to go with her to Cairo?

a)

Calinda was very brave.

b)

Calinda was a fast walker.

c)

Calinda could dance to entertain the army.

d)

Calinda knew the cures for illness.

16.

Who is going to Cairo with Tilly instead? Why?

a)

Calinda went with her to make cures.

b)

Cass went with her to share her visions.

c)

Mama went with her to find Noah.

d)

Delphine went with her because she is good with men.

17.

True or False. The night before they leave, Calinda reads her cards, and refused to let anyone else see, though she told Delphine something.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Why did Tilly stand at her Mama's doorway the night before she left?

a)

She stood there to tell Mama she would not go.

b)

She stood there to let her Mama know she was going because her Mama could spare her.

c)

She stood there to ask if Cass could go instead.

d)

She stood there to tell Mama she was angry.