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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. The following May, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he began working as what in his father's store?
(a) A goldsmith.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A cobbler.
(d) A clerk.

2. In Chapter 15, Grant arrived in San Francisco and said there were many there seeking what?
(a) Lost family members.
(b) New friendships.
(c) Work.
(d) Their fortunes in gold.

3. In Chapter 17, states continued to secede from the Union and the Civil War broke out in ________ of 1861.
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) April.
(d) May.

4. Grant said that once the city fell, it seemed that long-term occupation would be _____________.
(a) Useless.
(b) Necessary.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Unnecessary.

5. How does Grant describe the civilians at Monterey?
(a) Hostile.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Worried.
(d) Shy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant was impressed with whom at West Point?

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

3. A Confederate officer later said that he'd pointed Grant out to his men, saying that they were welcome to shoot him. Did anyone shoot at him?

4. Ulysses S. Grant's mother was ______________ and her family was from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and he knew little about her parentage.

5. After Grant enlisted in the army at the beginning of the Civil War, the women of Galena asked him to describe what in detail?

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