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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which regiment does Luther belong to?
(a) 23rd Texan.
(b) 53rd Ohio.
(c) 6th Mississippi Rifle.
(d) 22nd Iowa.

2. In which Biblical book is Shiloh mentioned?
(a) Second Samuel.
(b) Revelations.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Ephesians.

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

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

5. What animal do some of the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 see and shoot at during their march?
(a) A bear.
(b) A deer.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Luther dream about the night before the battle at Shiloh?

2. What makes some of the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 yell for joy?

3. What do Luther and the other soldiers take from the Union tents as they rush past?

4. Why does Walter have guard duty at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the other Confederate commanders feel about Johnston's recommendation to pull out and why?

2. Describe the letter from Johnston read to the troops as they march to battle.

3. What information about General Grant does Walter provide? What makes Walter a credible source?

4. What event does Luther describe as "unreligious" and "obscene?"

5. How do Luther and fellow troop members treat the ones who are lying on the ground?

6. What is a skirmish? How is it different from a battle?

7. Explain three ways the Rebels made too much noise to make a surprise attack possible.

8. What does Luther initially think about fellow troop members lying on the ground? What does he come to realize?

9. In the letter he is writing, how does Walter say his troop arrived at Shiloh and what problem did they face?

10. How does General Grant go from being called "Useless" Grant to becoming a general in the war?

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