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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who assures Walter's commander that there are no Confederates nearer than Corinth?
(a) Sidney.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Grant.
(d) Johnston.

2. What is part of the daily drills for the Union soldiers?
(a) Spying on the Confederates.
(b) Being shot at.
(c) Changing locations.
(d) Making weapons.

3. What finally cheers the Confederate soldiers on their march in the beginning of the novel?
(a) A deer.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Music.

4. What does Palmer call the Confederate army from the vantage point of a ridge in Chapter 1?
(a) A hurricane of horror.
(b) Tiny, marching ants.
(c) Swimming sea of people.
(d) Large army in motion.

5. To whom does Walter deliver his commander's message?
(a) Grant.
(b) Johnston.
(c) Sidney.
(d) Sherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How should the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 have tested their guns?

2. Toward what location is the Confederate Army marching at the beginning of the novel?

3. 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?

4. What does "Shiloh" mean?

5. What animal do some of the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 see and shoot at during their march?

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