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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. What delays the Union Army in the north during the first battle over Richmond?
(a) Jackson's victory.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Bad weather.
(d) Sickness.

2. What does Major Armistead ask in a message to Hancock after Hancock meets with Hamilton?
(a) That he never be contacted again.
(b) That he be sent reinforcements right away.
(c) That he be allowed to marry Hancock's daughter.
(d) That he be invited to dinner.

3. Who serves as a protective force to make sure there is no trouble during John Brown's execution?
(a) The Virginia Military Academy staff.
(b) The Virginia Military Academy students.
(c) The Virginia Military Academy faculty.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

4. Who delivers the request from the Secretary of War to Lee?
(a) Washington.
(b) Jackson.
(c) J.E.B. Stuart.
(d) Chamberlain.

5. 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) Hayes Valley.
(c) The Shenandoah Valley.
(d) Still stuck in Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Virginia secede from the union?

2. Where is Chamberlain hunting when the novel opens up?

3. Who arrives as back-up for Hancock as he is guarding his charge?

4. What does one of Lee's freed slaves request?

5. Who is Jefferson Davis?

(see the answer key)

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