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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. When is Hancock told that Hooker has been wounded during the attack on Chancellorsville?
(a) Just as his forces begin to flee.
(b) Just as he is wounded himself.
(c) Just as he loses his hearing from a loud explosion.
(d) Just as his men make a strong defense.

2. Where does Davis order Lee to send troops after Fredericksburg?
(a) To spend the summer off, relaxing in Florida.
(b) To attack the White House.
(c) To defend Texas.
(d) To defend Georgia and the Carolinas.

3. Why is the battle of Fredericksburg significant for the Twentieth Maine?
(a) No one is even wounded in it.
(b) It's their last major battle.
(c) Everyone dies in it.
(d) It's their first major battle.

4. What happens to A.P. Hill during the battle at Chancellorsville?
(a) He is exposed as a spy.
(b) He is also wounded.
(c) He flees in terror.
(d) He suffers a heart attack on the battlefield.

5. Who commands the division that goes in front of Hancock's at Fredericksburg?
(a) General Espana.
(b) General English.
(c) General Deustch.
(d) General French.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jane when Jackson befriends her?

2. Why can't Lee launch one final attack against the Union troops in Fredericksburg?

3. Through what does Jackson see General Howard during the initial attack outside of Chancellorsville?

4. Where does Hancock go to warn people that Lee must be up to something during the battle at Chancellorsville?

5. What do the Union men actually encounter around Chancellorsville?

Short Essay Questions

1. What will the Union troops have to do in order to attack the Confederates near Fredericksburg?

2. How has Hooker managed to surround Lee shortly after the battle at Fredericksburg?

3. What information does General Stuart share with Lee after the battle at Fredericksburg?

4. Why does the person in command change twice for the Confederates during the battle at Chancellorsville?

5. What does Hancock see when he turns around to look at his men as he reaches the crest of the hill at Fredericksburg?

6. How do Lee and Jackson divide their army around Chancellorsville?

7. What wounds and treatment does Jackson receive during the battle at Chancellorsville?

8. How does Hancock react when he learns that the men have been ordered to retreat from their attack around Chancellorsville?

9. What happens at the scene of Jackson's death?

10. What fills Lee and Longstreet with pride as they see the Union army begin its attack outside of Fredericksburg?

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