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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sam Houston?
(a) The governor of California.
(b) The mayor of Los Angeles.
(c) The governor of Texas.
(d) The mayor of the town that will later be called Houston.

2. Where would Chamberlain have gone had he become a soldier instead of an academic?
(a) He wouldn't have gone to college at all.
(b) Virginia Tech.
(c) West Point.
(d) MIT.

3. Where is Hancock posted when he is first introduced in the novel?
(a) In Mexico City.
(b) In the frontier city of Boise, Idaho.
(c) In the frontier city of Los Angeles.
(d) In Tijuana, guarding the Mexican/American border.

4. Who is Lieutenant Walter Taylor?
(a) Lee's most trusted military adviser.
(b) Lee's brother-in-law.
(c) Lee's new aide once he becomes commander of Virginia's forces.
(d) A spy for the north that only the reader knows about.

5. What is Hancock told will happen if Lincoln wins the election?
(a) That he will be assassinated.
(b) That Hancock will be promoted.
(c) That civil war will be avoided.
(d) That civil war will break out.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hancock tell his men to do when they (appear to) retreat from their attack on Richmond?

2. How is John Brown executed?

3. Which side does Armistead decide to fight for?

4. In the first battle over Richmond, how many men does Jackson have?

5. What kind of teacher is Jackson portrayed as?

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