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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What event leaves Lee in charge of his family estate?
(a) The death of his father.
(b) The death of his mother.
(c) The death of his father-in-law.
(d) The death of his mother-in-law.

3. Who tells the regiment that McClellan thinks they won a great victory even though they took heavy losses?
(a) General Chamberlain.
(b) Sargeant Pepper.
(c) General Washinton.
(d) Colonel Ames.

4. How does Lee finally find out about how the Battle of Bull Run went?
(a) From a soldier departing a train.
(b) From the radio.
(c) From a telegram.
(d) From a conversation in a coffee shop.

5. Who is in charge of the U.S. forces when Texas secedes?
(a) General Washington.
(b) No one at first because things are very chaotic.
(c) General Lee.
(d) General Winfield Scott.

6. What command does the governor of Virginia give Lee when they first meet?
(a) He makes him his own personal assistant.
(b) Command of Arlington's provisional army.
(c) Command of Richmond's provisional army.
(d) Command of Virginia's provisional army.

7. What animal is Chamberlain hunting when the novel opens?
(a) Fox.
(b) Deer.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Moose.

8. What does Jackson do with his wife before he rides off to war with the Corps of Cadets?
(a) Pray.
(b) Go on a quick vacation.
(c) Eat a nice dinner out.
(d) Flee.

9. Where is Bowdoin College located?
(a) Maine.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Massachusetts.

10. What does the governor give Chamberlain after he comes to visit?
(a) The second in command job of a new regiment.
(b) A stern warning about visiting unannounced.
(c) A nice bottle of brandy.
(d) A medal of honor.

11. How are Jackson's soldiers described during the Battle of Bull Run?
(a) Fleeing like "the true cowards that they are."
(b) Standing "strong" but falling "like God's children."
(c) Standing like a "stone wall."
(d) Running into battle "like moths toward a flame."

12. What has left Lee's wife crippled?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) Polio.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) An accident.

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

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

15. Where does Lee first meet with the governor of Virginia?
(a) His estate.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Hancock and his men attack Richmond?

2. Who is Chamberlain surprised to see when he sets up camp with his new regiment?

3. Which side does Hancock decide to fight for?

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

5. Where is Chamberlain nearly killed during his first battle?

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