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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hancock expect to be ordered to do after he is promoted to command of a division?
(a) Retreat.
(b) Resign.
(c) Move to Washington, DC.
(d) Attack.

2. When does Virginia secede from the union?
(a) The same day Texas secedes.
(b) The same day California secedes.
(c) The same day Lee resigns from the U.S. military forces.
(d) The same day Lincoln is assassinated.

3. Who does not respond well to the news that Chamberlain has joined a regiment?
(a) The governor.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) His mother.
(d) His wife.

4. What does Jackson do with his wife before he rides off to war with the Corps of Cadets?
(a) Pray.
(b) Flee.
(c) Go on a quick vacation.
(d) Eat a nice dinner out.

5. Where does McClellan keep his army after Lee retreats?
(a) In residential houses in Richmond.
(b) In the forest, mostly for shelter.
(c) On the Antietam battlefield.
(d) On boats on the Potomac.

6. Where is Chamberlain hunting when the novel opens up?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Maine.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

8. Who is Dr. Junkin?
(a) An old military colleague of Jackson's.
(b) Jackson's father.
(c) Jackson's former father-in-law.
(d) An old neighbor of Jackson's.

9. How does Johnston wish to defend Richmond when it comes under attack from the Union?
(a) By fleeing so his forces can attack under cover of darkness.
(b) This is a trick question; Richmond never comes under attack.
(c) By advancing more.
(d) By retreating more.

10. Where does Lee first meet with the governor of Virginia?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) His estate.

11. What position does Davis first promote Lee to?
(a) Brigadier General.
(b) Lieutenant Colonel.
(c) Master General.
(d) Four-Star General.

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

13. Who tells the regiment that McClellan thinks they won a great victory even though they took heavy losses?
(a) Sargeant Pepper.
(b) General Washinton.
(c) General Chamberlain.
(d) Colonel Ames.

14. Where is John Brown from?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Idaho.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Vermont.

15. What has left Lee's wife crippled?
(a) An accident.
(b) Polio.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Arthritis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Hancock posted when he is first introduced in the novel?

2. Contrary to media reports, how many men does John Brown have with him during his "uprising"?

3. What does Mr. Hamilton do for a living?

4. Where is Bowdoin College located?

5. What delays the Union Army in the north during the first battle over Richmond?

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