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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was sworn in as president in the old capitol?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Robert E. Lee.
(c) Robert Patrick.
(d) Jefferson Davis.

2. Where was the city museum located?
(a) In the fire station.
(b) In the courthouse building.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) In the police station.

3. What seemed impossible to Horwitz 130 years after the war?
(a) That the widow of a soldier was alive.
(b) That children of veterans were alive.
(c) That the war was forgotten.
(d) That a widow would not try to get on a TV show.

4. What type of events did Melly Meadows win?
(a) A bull riding contest.
(b) A Scarlett O'Hara look alike contest.
(c) A spelling bee.
(d) A writing contest.

5. What was the repercussion of the Minie Ball Pregnancy story at the time?
(a) The doctor that came up with the story was killed.
(b) The local Union Garrison was attacked.
(c) The local population rebelled.
(d) It ruined the career of the physician who came up with the story.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the woman believed to have been the last surviving widow of a Civil War soldier die according to Horwitz 's research?

2. How any battles did Albert Cashier fight?

3. What drifted away from Vicksburg in the years before the Civil War?

4. How much was Alberta's husband's pension?

5. Why was Alberta's husband hospitalized?

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