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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. After Lee leaves Virginia after Fredericksburg, how much of the army is left to defend the river?
(a) Less than one-third.
(b) Less than half.
(c) Nearly all; he only took one unit.
(d) Less than one-quarter.

2. What role in the battle of Chancellorsville do Hancock's men play once Hooker is wounded?
(a) Front-line attack.
(b) Front-line defense.
(c) Rear guard.
(d) Rear attack.

3. How do Jackson's wounds heal initially?
(a) Almost miraculously, they heal nearly overnight.
(b) Very well.
(c) Very badly.
(d) Very slowly and painfully.

4. From whose point of view is the letter written that informs Lee that his wife has had a baby girl?
(a) His mother's.
(b) His wife's.
(c) God's.
(d) The baby's.

5. What do the Union men initially think they will encounter around Chancellorsville?
(a) Only a batallion or two.
(b) A new kind of cannon they have only read about.
(c) Just skirmishers.
(d) Lee's entire army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to A.P. Hill during the battle at Chancellorsville?

2. When is Hancock told that Hooker has been wounded during the attack on Chancellorsville?

3. What do the final forces in Fredericksburg finally do to Lee's remaining small force there?

4. What must the Union army must way their way out of as the move against the Confederates around Chancellorsville?

5. How does Jane die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Hancock come to realize about the battle at Chancellorsville?

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

4. How does Lee plan to destroy what is left of the Union army outside of Chancellorsville once the major fighting is over?

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

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

7. How does General Barksdale defend the town of Fredericksburg itself?

8. What does Hancock think of the Confederates' strategy during the battle of Chancellorsville?

9. Why is the information A.P. Hill tells Jackson about the swampland at the battle of Fredericksburg significant?

10. What is the pattern of the Union troops once the battle at Chancellorsville begins?

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