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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Grant reinstated into the army?
(a) He had to reapply and start over.
(b) He paid a bribe to get it.
(c) He made a campaign contribution to get it.
(d) A politician demanded reinstatement.

2. Whose horse sinks when Luther's troop goes through the swamp?
(a) Luther's.
(b) Cleburn's.
(c) Palmer's.
(d) Sherman's.

3. What is wrong with the men that Luther sees lying on the ground?
(a) They have a stitch in their sides.
(b) They all have broken ribs.
(c) They are wounded or dead.
(d) They all have broken legs.

4. What is the word that is unfinished in the letter in Chapter 2?
(a) Friend.
(b) Home.
(c) Soon.
(d) Love.

5. Who is Walter's commander?
(a) Johnston.
(b) Forrest.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Appler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stopped maneuver practice to take a look at the dog?

2. What practical item do many of the Confederate soldiers join the army without?

3. To whom does Walter deliver his commander's message?

4. What finally cheers the Confederate soldiers on their march in the beginning of the novel?

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?

(see the answer key)

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