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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose mother dies in childbirth?
(a) Johnston's.
(b) Sherman's.
(c) Palmer's.
(d) Grant's.

2. What does Walter's commander make the aides and officers do?
(a) Run five laps around the church site.
(b) Train along with the troops.
(c) Exercise each morning.
(d) Eat bugs along the trail.

3. What does Walter do while on guard duty?
(a) Writes a letter.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Reads Tom Sawyer.
(d) Plans his attack.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What provokes Walter's commander to send him with a message to the general that an attack is imminent?

2. Why is Luther excused from a second day of charging?

3. How does Luther come to understand the attack plan?

4. What Union noise does Johnston hear in Chapter 1?

5. Who rides by, impressing Luther as always with his bearing and appearance?

(see the answer key)

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