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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tragedy has just befallen Jackson when the novel opens?
(a) His wife has died.
(b) He has just been fired.
(c) He has learned that he is very sick.
(d) His newborn daughter has died.

2. On what date does the presidential election take place?
(a) November 6, 1900.
(b) November 6, 1845.
(c) November 6, 1886.
(d) November 6, 1860.

3. What does Jackson do during John Brown's execution?
(a) Fire his rifle.
(b) Pray for his soul.
(c) Pretend he doesn't see what is happening.
(d) Sing.

4. Where is Hancock posted when he is first introduced in the novel?
(a) In Mexico City.
(b) In the frontier city of Boise, Idaho.
(c) In Tijuana, guarding the Mexican/American border.
(d) In the frontier city of Los Angeles.

5. What does one of Lee's freed slaves request?
(a) That he be allowed to fight for the North.
(b) That he be allowed to still work for Lee.
(c) That he be allowed to buy his brother.
(d) That he be allowed to travel to Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Virginia secede from the union?

2. What event leaves Lee in charge of his family estate?

3. What does Houston tell Lee when they first meet?

4. What position is Lee offered in the US military as the civil war threatens to start?

5. Where would Chamberlain have gone had he become a soldier instead of an academic?

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