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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 profession had the spy had before that helps him in his current position?
(a) Soldier
(b) Jockey
(c) Traveling salesman
(d) Actor

2. Why doesn't Lee believe there are Union cavalry in Gettysburg?
(a) He believes Stuart would have told him if the cavalry were arriving there.
(b) Gettysburg is known to be sympathetic with the Southern cause.
(c) Cavalry travels behind infantry, not in front of it.
(d) The Union army has lost so many of its horses, it can no longer support a cavalry.

3. Who is described, upon his arrival, as looking "like a French king, all curls and feathers?"
(a) George Pickett
(b) Lewis Armistead
(c) Arthur Fremantle
(d) Richard Garnett

4. What feat does Buford accomplish at Thorofare Gap?
(a) He beats a Rebel officer in hand-to-hand combat.
(b) His 3000 men hold off Longstreet's 25,000 for six hours.
(c) He creates a rockslide, taking out an entire Rebel division.
(d) His men capture the most Rebel prisoners in the war so far.

5. What compliment does Reynolds pay Buford?
(a) He's the best-dressed soldier in the Union army.
(b) He is not a great horseman, but he knows how to choose ground.
(c) If he survives, he might make a soldier one day.
(d) He's the best calvary leader in the army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of relationship do Lee and Longstreet have?

2. What is the situation when Reynolds arrives?

3. Which of these name is NOT used to refer to General Lee?

4. What is Reynolds bringing with him?

5. What disagreement does Buford encounter upon arriving at headquarters?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Monday, June 29, 1863, Chapter 1, The Spy," why are Sorrel, Longstreet and Lee hesitant to believe the spy's information?

2. Describe how Longstreet appears to other soldiers.

3. Why have the 120 men from the Second Maine mutinied?

4. 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?

5. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 1, Lee," what does Lee have to feel guilty about?

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

7. Describe the situation at the end of "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 3, Lee."

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

9. In "Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 3, Lee," why does Lee think "God has decreed a fight here?"

10. In "Monday, June 29, 1863, Chapter 4, Longstreet," what is the difference between Fremantle's view of the war and Kemper's view of the war?

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