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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Houston tell Lee when they first meet?
(a) That if California secedes, the army will not resist.
(b) That if California secedes, the army will resist.
(c) That if Texas secedes, the army will not resist.
(d) That if Texas secedes, the army will resist.

3. What rank does Lee hold when he is first introduced in "Gods and Generals"?
(a) General.
(b) Sargeant.
(c) Captain.
(d) Colonel.

4. Where does Hancock wait so long to get orders from during his time in Los Angeles?
(a) From the governor of California.
(b) From Texas.
(c) From Washington.
(d) From Virginia.

5. Where does Jackson teach when he is first introduced in "Gods and Generals"?
(a) The Virginia Military Academy.
(b) The U.S. Naval Academy.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Virginia Tech.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who delivers the request from the Secretary of War to Lee?

2. What does one of Lee's freed slaves request?

3. When does Virginia secede from the union?

4. Why must Hancock wait so long for orders?

5. What is Hancock in charge of when he is first introduced in the novel?

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