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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives as back-up for Hancock as he is guarding his charge?
(a) Both the U.S. infantry and his friends from town.
(b) His friends from town.
(c) The U.S. infantry.
(d) Neither his friends nor the infantry.

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

3. What kind of teacher is Jackson portrayed as?
(a) An amazing one.
(b) An awkward one.
(c) One who is very receptive to student feedback.
(d) One his students all admire.

4. When does Virginia secede from the union?
(a) The same day California secedes.
(b) The same day Lee resigns from the U.S. military forces.
(c) The same day Lincoln is assassinated.
(d) The same day Texas secedes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does the presidential election take place?

2. What position is Lee offered in the US military as the civil war threatens to start?

3. Who is Dr. Junkin?

4. Where would Chamberlain have gone had he become a soldier instead of an academic?

5. Who is in charge of the U.S. forces when Texas secedes?

(see the answer key)

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