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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Friday, July 3, 1863, Chapter 3, Chamberlain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about the way Buford has his cavalry soldiers fight?
(a) They form a circle and surround the enemy.
(b) They fight on foot, not on horseback.
(c) They fight in civilian clothes, not in uniform.
(d) They use bows and arrows.

2. What has happened to Heth?
(a) His troops have been captured.
(b) He has been killed.
(c) He has been wounded in the head.
(d) He has been captured by the enemy.

3. What does Corse find out about the young woman Buford has seen in town?
(a) She is a widow.
(b) Her husband is a prisoner in a Southern camp.
(c) Her husband is an undertaker.
(d) She is a Southern sympathizer.

4. For what is Pickett notorious?
(a) Playing practical jokes on his fellow officers.
(b) Getting in fights after drinking too much.
(c) Giving nicknames to the soldiers under his command.
(d) Finishing last in his class at West Point.

5. What catches Buford's eye in the cemetery?
(a) A white stone angel with arms outstretched.
(b) A gate that is hanging off its hinges.
(c) A tree full of crows.
(d) A gravestone with his family name on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Stuart's initial response when Lee tells him there are officers who want Stuart court-martialed?

2. How do things change when Chamberlain and his men enter Pennsylvania?

3. What feat does Buford accomplish at Thorofare Gap?

4. Where is Buford's observation point at the start of the battle?

5. From what is the book's title derived?

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