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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Chapters 27-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Lee immediately tell the good news to when he learns his wife has given birth to a baby girl?
(a) Lonstreet.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Davis.
(d) No one.

2. What does Hancock expect to be ordered to do after he is promoted to command of a division?
(a) Retreat.
(b) Attack.
(c) Move to Washington, DC.
(d) Resign.

3. Where are Jackson and his men posted when Richmond comes under attack in the early part of the war?
(a) In Alabama, trying to get to the battle as fast as possible.
(b) Still stuck in Texas.
(c) Hayes Valley.
(d) The Shenandoah Valley.

4. When do the armies resume fighting after the Battle of Bull Run?
(a) Fall of 1862.
(b) Fall of 1962.
(c) Spring of 1962.
(d) Spring of 1862.

5. What happens that allows for Hancock to be promoted to command of a division?
(a) He passes his training classes.
(b) He starts rumors about other people competing for his job.
(c) Another general is killed.
(d) He pays the officer wanting the bribe in exchange for the promotion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chamberlain and his men's assignment during their first battle?

2. On what date does the Union army try to cross the Rappahannock River?

3. What is Hancock in charge of when he is first introduced in the novel?

4. What does Major Armistead ask in a message to Hancock after Hancock meets with Hamilton?

5. When does Virginia secede from the union?

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