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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would Chamberlain have gone had he become a soldier instead of an academic?
(a) MIT.
(b) West Point.
(c) He wouldn't have gone to college at all.
(d) Virginia Tech.

2. What does Hancock tell his men to do when they (appear to) retreat from their attack on Richmond?
(a) Walk, not run.
(b) Look as panicked as they can.
(c) Play their drums extra loud.
(d) Walk backwards so no one shoots them in the back.

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

4. Where does McClellan keep his army after Lee retreats?
(a) In residential houses in Richmond.
(b) On the Antietam battlefield.
(c) In the forest, mostly for shelter.
(d) On boats on the Potomac.

5. Where is John Brown from?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Michigan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mira?

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

3. In the first battle over Richmond, how many men does the Union have?

4. Where is the Union trying to bring troops in from before the Second Battle of Bull Run?

5. Where does Lee order Jackson to get his troops before the Second Battle of Bull Run?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ends up happening to John Brown after his insurrection?

2. How did Lee win the first battle over Richmond?

3. How does Jackson respond to his students' questions during his lectures when he is first introduced in the novel?

4. What does Armistead tell Hancock at Mina's party?

5. What does the Secretary of War order Lee to do after he summons him?

6. What happens to Lee's belongings while he is in Texas after the election?

7. Who is Mr. Hamilton?

8. What responsibility does Lee give Jackson when Jackson comes to him seeking an assignment in Virginia's forces?

9. What has the Union Army done during its first attack on Richmond?

10. What is tricky about Hancock's arrive in Yorktown before the first battle over Richmond?

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