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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which general is Palmer's boss?
(a) Walker.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Grant.
(d) Johnston.

2. In Chapter 1, who says that the only possibility of success the Confederates have is a surprise attack?
(a) Grant.
(b) Johnston.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Palmer.

3. How do the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 test their guns?
(a) By burning them.
(b) By replacing them.
(c) By reloading them.
(d) By firing them.

4. How does Palmer learn so much about Johnston?
(a) From his father.
(b) He is Palmer's uncle.
(c) He was Palmer's teacher.
(d) From a book.

5. Toward what location is the Confederate Army marching at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Corinth Landing.
(b) Pittsburg Landing.
(c) Pittsburg.
(d) Corinth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose mother dies in childbirth?

2. What is the argument of Confederate commanders who insist upon a battle in Chapter 1?

3. How does Palmer's father lose an arm?

4. Who describes the condition of the Confederate soldiers as they march in the beginning of the novel?

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

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