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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. What does Hancock lose during the battle of Chancellorsville?
(a) His horse.
(b) His left arm.
(c) His Bible.
(d) A beloved letter from his wife.

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

3. What do the final forces in Fredericksburg finally do to Lee's remaining small force there?
(a) Kill them all.
(b) Send them to jail as prisoners of war.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Drive them off of the hills.

4. Who is left in charge of the Twentieth Maine when Colonel Ames is no longer available?
(a) The troops rejoice.
(b) The unit takes heavy casualties because they have lost their leadership.
(c) The unit collapses.
(d) Chamberlain takes over.

5. How old is Jane when Jackson befriends her?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What slows Hancock's men's advancement toward Fredericksburg?

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

3. How many ways do Jackson and Lee split their army around Chancellorsville?

4. Who sends word to Lee that the Union army is crossing the river after Fredericksburg?

5. How much time passes between when Hancock's men advance and when the Twentieth Main's men advance over the same land at Fredericksburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What report does Howard unwisely choose to ignore as he waits outside Chancellorsville?

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

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

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

5. What do Hancock and General Sumner think of General Burnside's plans for attack near Fredericksburg?

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

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

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

9. What is Lee's plan, after Chancellorsville, for his troops?

10. What happens to Hancock's unit during the attack at Fredericksburg?

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