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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hancock's brigade unload as part of the army attacking Richmond?
(a) Outside of Yorktown.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New York City.
(d) Hayes Valley.

2. Which side does Hancock decide to fight for?
(a) The South.
(b) The North.
(c) He actually decides to be a spy.
(d) Neither.

3. Who is General John Pope?
(a) Lee's best military adviser.
(b) An imaginary character the newspapers create.
(c) The man who replaces McClellan as commander of the Union Army.
(d) Lee's wife in disguise as a military man.

4. What does Hancock expect to be ordered to do after he is promoted to command of a division?
(a) Retreat.
(b) Resign.
(c) Move to Washington, DC.
(d) Attack.

5. Where does Lee order Jackson to get his troops before the Second Battle of Bull Run?
(a) Into the mountains of Hayes Valley.
(b) In the Shenandoah Hills.
(c) Between the Union army and Washington.
(d) Into the creeks for safety.

6. Who is General Twiggs?
(a) Lee's brother-in-law.
(b) Lee's father-in-law.
(c) Lee's brother.
(d) Lee's commander.

7. Why must Hancock wait so long for orders?
(a) So he knows how much money he can leave his wife before he goes.
(b) Because he is a spy now so he needs all the information he can get.
(c) Because he does not know what to do or where to go until they arrive.
(d) So that he can know which side he is supposed to fight for.

8. What rank does Lee make Jackson when he comes seeking an appointment?
(a) Private.
(b) Colonel.
(c) General.
(d) Major.

9. How are Lee's hands injured?
(a) He is shot.
(b) In a horse accident.
(c) They suffer from frostbite because he refuses to leave his troops.
(d) He has really bad arthritis.

10. What happens to McClellan after he withdraws from Richmond?
(a) He decides to fight for the south.
(b) He is relieved of command.
(c) He is sent to Europe on a diplomatic mission.
(d) He dies.

11. What tragedy has just befallen Jackson when the novel opens?
(a) He has just been fired.
(b) His wife has died.
(c) He has learned that he is very sick.
(d) His newborn daughter has died.

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

13. Who finally relieves McClellan of command for the last time?
(a) President Davis.
(b) President Chamberlain.
(c) President Washington.
(d) President Lincoln.

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

15. Where does Hancock wait so long to get orders from during his time in Los Angeles?
(a) From Virginia.
(b) From the governor of California.
(c) From Texas.
(d) From Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jefferson Davis?

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

3. When does Hancock get promoted to command of a division?

4. What is the name of the regiment Chamberlain joins?

5. Who serves as a protective force to make sure there is no trouble during John Brown's execution?

(see the answer keys)

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