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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, Chapter 44-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What provides McClellan with yet another excuse to keep his troops stationary after Lee retreats?
(a) Poor morale.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) A fortune-teller's omen.
(d) Illness.

2. Who is left in charge of the Twentieth Maine when Colonel Ames is no longer available?
(a) The unit collapses.
(b) The troops rejoice.
(c) Chamberlain takes over.
(d) The unit takes heavy casualties because they have lost their leadership.

3. From whose point of view is the letter written that informs Lee that his wife has had a baby girl?
(a) God's.
(b) The baby's.
(c) His wife's.
(d) His mother's.

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

5. What to Lee and Jackson use to help them find a road that leads toward the Federal troops outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) A human guide.
(b) A map.
(c) A written guide.
(d) A compass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who arrives with Longstreet and his troops across the Rappahannock River?

3. Where is John Brown from?

4. What do the Union men actually encounter around Chancellorsville?

5. After the first attack on Richmond, what do Lee and Davis do to see what is going on with the troops?

(see the answer key)

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