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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Chapters 34-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Colonel Ames during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) He is exposed as a traitor.
(b) He is killed.
(c) He runs away in terror.
(d) He is called away to take command of another unit.

2. What slows Hancock's men's advancement toward Fredericksburg?
(a) Fences.
(b) A canal.
(c) Fences, a canal, and a horrible snow storm.
(d) Fences and a canal.

3. Who is Mira?
(a) Hancock's sister.
(b) Hancock's wife.
(c) Hancock's mother.
(d) Hancock's daughter.

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

5. Where is Lee when General Stuart sends him the gift of a new uniform?
(a) At Gettysburg.
(b) In the hills above Fredericksburg.
(c) Outside of Pittsburg.
(d) In a hospital near Scuttleburg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to McClellan after he withdraws from Richmond?

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

3. What kinds of men are killed as the Union army tries to set up bridges to cross the Rappahannock River?

4. Who let's Longstreet and his corps know that he will soon arrive across the Rappahannock to help with defense?

5. When do Hancock and his men attack Richmond?

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