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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 Corse find out about the young woman Buford has seen in town?
(a) She is a Southern sympathizer.
(b) Her husband is an undertaker.
(c) Her husband is a prisoner in a Southern camp.
(d) She is a widow.

2. Chamberlain think the war is about slavery and __________________.
(a) States' rights
(b) The South recreating European nobility.
(c) The right to bear arms
(d) The North buying up Southern businesses.

3. After Chamberlain talks to them, how many of the mutineers still refuse to fight?
(a) 6
(b) 120
(c) 114
(d) 10

4. Why does Buford pause when writing for help?
(a) He does not want his superiors to think he cannot handle the battle.
(b) He has written for help before and it has never come.
(c) He has an argument with his superior and does not want to apologize.
(d) He has to think up a code in case the enemy got hold of the message.

5. What does Joseph Bucklin bring to Chamberlain?
(a) A letter from his wife.
(b) The mutineers' grievances.
(c) More ammunition.
(d) Orders from Gen. Meade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What order does Lee give to Ewell?

2. What does Buford conclude when the Rebel troops pull back?

3. Where does Longstreet think Lee and his army should be instead of Chambersburg?

4. Why is Fremantle, the Englishman, in Longstreet's camp?

5. How does Chamberlain get the mutineers' attention?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 2, Buford," why does Buford go from grinning and a sense of confidence to concern and weariness?

2. Do you think Reynolds is a good commander? Why or why not?

3. In "Monday, June 29, 1863, Chapter 4, Longstreet," what does Longstreet's lack of interest in poker represent?

4. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 6, Lee," why is Trimble upset with Ewell?

5. What does the arrival of John Reynolds in "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 2, Buford" signify for Buford?

6. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 5, Longstreet," Longstreet describes Jackson to Fremantle. How would you characterize Jackson?

7. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 5, Longstreet," what does Fremantle say about Lee? How are Fremantle and Lee similar in their approach to warfare?

8. Once the enemy starts running, in "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 3, Lee," what does Longstreet suggest? How does Lee respond?

9. How would you characterize Buford as a soldier?

10. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 7, Buford," provides information on the dispute at Union headquarters. What is the nature of the controversy?

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