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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: March 31, 1862.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did she Emma see flickering across the valley?
(a) The flash of the canons shelling the Union camp.
(b) The lights of Richmond.
(c) The lights of the Confederate Navy.
(d) The lights of the Confederate camp.

2. What famous building did Emma witness the construction of?
(a) The White House.
(b) The Capitol.
(c) The Transcontinental Railway.
(d) The Erie Canal.

3. What were the Michigan Volunteer Infantry also known as?
(a) The Union Grays.
(b) The Union Jack.
(c) The Union White.
(d) The Union Red.

4. How many personnel constituted the medical team?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 14.
(d) 3.

5. Mrs. Butler was a descendant of ______________.
(a) A Boston high society family.
(b) A rugged pioneer family.
(c) A military family.
(d) A Irish family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Emma give as a bribe to the slave with whom she switched assignments?

2. What was Emma required to take after being cleared for her new duties?

3. What type of transport did Emma take to Fort Monroe?

4. How were runaway slaves executed?

5. What city was key to the Union Army's strategy in the early days of the war?

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