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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. On a Friday, Grant took a fall with his horse and was injured, though not as seriously as he might have been because of what?
(a) The medical care he received right after the accident.
(b) The softness of the rain-soaked ground.
(c) The way his horse fell.
(d) His skill as a rider.

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

3. Ulysses S. Grant's mother was ______________ and her family was from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and he knew little about her parentage.
(a) Hillary Scott.
(b) Henrietta Sawyer.
(c) Harriet Smith.
(d) Hannah Simpson.

4. Grant joined Sherman on his march into what town?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Frankfort.
(c) Vicksburg.
(d) Savannah.

5. 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?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Die for his country.
(c) Serve.
(d) Be a school teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rosecrans wanted to pursue farther than Jonesboro but Grant, believing what, ordered him back?

2. Grant was sent to Ironton, Missouri, and eventually on to Jefferson City. While there, he met who for the first time?

3. Who was Nicholas P. Trist?

4. 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?

5. In Chapter 21, Grant described the assault and capture of ____________.

(see the answer key)

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