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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______________ fell on Grant and left him painfully bruised and swollen.
(a) A cart.
(b) A wall.
(c) A horse.
(d) A building.

2. Grant received orders from General Halleck to change his position, but Grant did not. Why did he not obey?
(a) Halleck is a poor leader.
(b) Grant does not take orders from anyone.
(c) Grant had already put his own plans in motion.
(d) Halleck's orders would be different if he knew the army's current situation.

3. While the United States wanted a war with Mexico over disputed territory, Grant said what was important?
(a) That the U.S. made the first hostile move.
(b) That the U.S. treat the Mexicans humanely.
(c) That Mexico made the first hostile move.
(d) That Mexico give up their territory without any dispute.

4. Who was Nicholas P. Trist?
(a) A U.S. representative charged with negotiating a peace treaty.
(b) A U.S. civilian who risked his life to get important information to Grant.
(c) A Christian missionary who translated during the peace treaty.
(d) A U.S. soldier who was a POW in Mexico.

5. After Grant enlisted in the army at the beginning of the Civil War, the women of Galena asked him to describe what in detail?
(a) Southern women.
(b) The war.
(c) The places he had seen.
(d) The army uniform.

6. In Chapter 34, the Union troops captured Port ____________. Grant was accompanied by his thirteen-year-old son.
(a) Oregon.
(b) Washington.
(c) Gibson.
(d) Smith.

7. In Chapter 16, Grant resigned from the military. He and Julia had two children by this time and Grant moved the family to land she owned near what city?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Springfield.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Santa Fe.

8. In Chapter 17, states continued to secede from the Union and the Civil War broke out in ________ of 1861.
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) April.

9. How does Grant feel about his involvement in the Mexican War?
(a) He relished in it.
(b) He regretted it.
(c) He does not remember much of it.
(d) He remembers it fondly.

10. Grant said that once the city fell, it seemed that long-term occupation would be _____________.
(a) Necessary.
(b) Useless.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Unnecessary.

11. The following May, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he began working as what in his father's store?
(a) A goldsmith.
(b) A clerk.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A cobbler.

12. He described breaking ________ for working with the military.
(a) Cows.
(b) Horses.
(c) Mules.
(d) Donkeys.

13. Where was Grant born?
(a) Conneaut, Ohio.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Bowling Green, Ohio.
(d) Point Pleasant, Ohio.

14. In Chapter 14, Grant married who?
(a) Jill Dennison.
(b) Jamie Deveraux.
(c) Jennifer DeVane.
(d) Julia Dent.

15. The Confederates destroyed Union supplies intended for Grant's army and he sent troops out in widening circles to gather what?
(a) Food.
(b) Everything they could find.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sherman questioned __________ Grant had planned after the siege at Vicksburg.

2. Grant returned to Corinth where he was faced with the daunting task of arranging _________________ for a large number of forces.

3. Did Grant know everything there was to know about the war being waged in Mexico?

4. Grant believed that "a _______________ advance to Atlanta, to Vicksburg, or to any other desired point south" would have been possible, but the advantage was not pressed.

5. Grant planned to do a short stint in the military before doing what?

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