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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 4, Chamberlain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the difficulty Lee's army has with being in Pennsylvania?
(a) They are too far from their supply line.
(b) They cannot get messages to Confederacy headquarters.
(c) They have no maps of the state.
(d) They are now invaders of enemy territory.

2. What rumor circulates among the men to help boost morale?
(a) Extra troops are coming and will be relieving the Maine men in the morning.
(b) Lee has been killed in battle.
(c) General McClellan has assumed command of the army.
(d) The Rebels have been routed from Gettysburg.

3. What is causing the Old Soldier's illness?
(a) Eating spoiled meat.
(b) Sharing eating utensils.
(c) Drinking unboiled water.
(d) Eating too many cherries.

4. What part of his body troubles Lee?
(a) His stomach
(b) His throat
(c) His lungs
(d) His heart

5. From what is the book's title derived?
(a) A letter Chamberlain receives from his father.
(b) A speech Chamberlain made at school.
(c) A line of Edgar Allan Poe's.
(d) A sermon from a visiting preacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Buford initially facing?

2. What does Longstreet want Lee to do when Stuart finally returns?

3. Why does Lee depend on Longstreet?

4. What catches Buford's eye in the cemetery?

5. How does it seem to Lee that the battle is progressing, as first Rodes and then Early engage in battle?

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