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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Union noise that Johnston hears in Chapter 1 signify?
(a) That the enemy has beens spoted and to prepare for immediate battle.
(b) That it is time to about-face.
(c) That it is time to stop for the day and set up camp.
(d) That the Union is aware of the presence of the Confederates.

2. According to the letter read to Confederate troops in Chapter 1, who is depending on the soldiers?
(a) The Confederate government.
(b) The women of the South.
(c) The slaves.
(d) The children.

3. What makes some of the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 yell for joy?
(a) Pie.
(b) The war is cancelled.
(c) It begins to rain.
(d) The sun comes out.

4. Who killed the animal that the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 see and shoot at during their march?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Johnston.
(c) No one.
(d) Sherman.

5. In Johnston's opinion in Chapter 1, what kind of attack would the Confederacy need to make in order to have any chance at all of success?
(a) Kamakaze.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Slow and loud.
(d) Nuclear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes the march for the Confederate soldiers at the beginning of the novel so difficult?

2. Who describes the condition of the Confederate soldiers as they march in the beginning of the novel?

3. How old is Palmer when the book begins?

4. What is Palmer's job in the Confederate Army?

5. How many Confederate commanders think the battle in Chapter 1 should be called off?

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