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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Luther think about the men he sees lying on the ground?
(a) That they have a crushed skull.
(b) That they have broken arms.
(c) That they have a stitch in their sides.
(d) That they have broken ribs.

2. How does Luther come to understand the attack plan?
(a) He uses a dictionary.
(b) Someone who speaks English relays the message to him.
(c) Someone draws it on the ground for him.
(d) He studies the manual.

3. What is the goal of Luther's troop, according to their attack plan?
(a) To push the Union back to the banks of the Tennessee River.
(b) To steal the cannons of the Union troop.
(c) To blow up the Union's steam boat.
(d) To capture at least 50 percent of the Union troop.

4. What is Luther's home state?
(a) Florida.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Kentucky.

5. What is the argument of Confederate commanders who insist upon a battle in Chapter 1?
(a) That the women will be disappointed.
(b) That they must do it for the Confederacy.
(c) That not fighting would be demoralizing.
(d) That the soldiers must earn their wages.

6. What Union noise does Johnston hear in Chapter 1?
(a) A dog.
(b) A loud scream.
(c) A drum.
(d) A bugle.

7. How many Confederate commanders think the battle in Chapter 1 should be called off?
(a) Only 1.
(b) None of them.
(c) All of them.
(d) Three of five.

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

9. What is the name of Walter's wife?
(a) Magdeline.
(b) Martha.
(c) Mary Ellen.
(d) Mary.

10. According to Walter, who has always had a soft spot for animals?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Grant.
(c) Bango.
(d) Sherman.

11. Why isn't a surprise attack possible for the Confederates in Chapter 1?
(a) They have made too much noise.
(b) The Union soldiers can see them already.
(c) No one knows where the Union soldiers are.
(d) The generals talked and planned the battle.

12. How old is Palmer when the book begins?
(a) 16.
(b) 17.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

13. 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) Nuclear.
(c) Slow and loud.
(d) Surprise.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "rattle" noise that Walter hears in Chapter 2?

2. What weapon does Luther use in hand to hand combat?

3. In Chapter 1, who says that the only possibility of success the Confederates have is a surprise attack?

4. According to Walter, how do the Union soldiers spend their days?

5. What is Luther Dade's rank in Chapter 3?

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