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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant built a house and sought to make a living from what?
(a) Teaching at a local school.
(b) Owning a general store.
(c) The land.
(d) Hunting.

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

3. In Chapter 39, Grant outlined a plan to assault ___________ that was eventually vetoed.
(a) Lexington.
(b) Savannah.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Mobile.

4. In Chapter 36, Grant said the campaign had been successful in doing what?
(a) Giving him a sense of purpose.
(b) Weakening the morale of the Confederates.
(c) Gaining more supporters of the northern cause.
(d) Physically splitting two important Confederate troops.

5. Grant described an incident in which who was apparently killed but was later seen watching another fight?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A bullfighter.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) A cockfighter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant said that he looked back on the taking of "the City of Mexico" and could see that the troops should have done what?

2. In Chapter 27, Grant moved to _______________, where he set up headquarters.

3. During a brief leave to go home, Grant wrote a letter to Adjutant-General Colonel L. Thomas, saying that he'd been educated at the government's expense and now wanted to do what?

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

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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