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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant believed that "a _______________ advance to Atlanta, to Vicksburg, or to any other desired point south" would have been possible, but the advantage was not pressed.
(a) Bloodless.
(b) Silent.
(c) Quick.
(d) Bloody.

2. Grant's father, Jesse R. Grant, was the ________ son of his family.
(a) Third.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Sixth.
(d) First.

3. In Chapter 18, Grant left Galena as commander of the _______ Regiment.
(a) 21st.
(b) 11th.
(c) 8th.
(d) 14th.

4. Did Grant dwell on the duel he saw?
(a) No, he talked mostly about the impact of the duel on his own thoughts.
(b) No, he talked mostly about the impact of the duel on the family members of those involved in a duel.
(c) No, he hardly mentions the duel or its effect on him.
(d) Yes, he spent a great deal of time replaying the duel.

5. In Chapter 16, Grant resigned from the military. He and Julia had two children by this time and Grant moved the family to land she owned near what city?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Santa Fe.
(c) Springfield.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant said he worked hard, but in 1858, he became ill with what?

2. In Chapter 20, Grant's troops came under fire for the first time at Belmont and he said they reacted how?

3. Grant reported in September at the ________________ Barracks in St. Louis.

4. In Chapter 12, Grant was promoted to _________________.

5. Mexico would gain Texas but give up all rights to what?

(see the answer key)

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