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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. In Chapter 30, Grant described the battle at Vicksburg and Sherman's advance along the ___________ River.
(a) Chattahoochee.
(b) White.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Ohio.

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

3. As Grant made the journey, he encountered a Union loyalist, Mr. ___________, who said there were Confederates in the area and that a neighbor, a Southern sympathizer, was certain to report Grant's presence.
(a) De Loche.
(b) De Vane.
(c) De Rosa.
(d) De Long.

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?
(a) Springfield.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Santa Fe.
(d) Chicago.

5. In Chapter 23, Grant received another promotion, this time to _______________ of the volunteers. In this role, he ordered a march on Nashville. There was some wrangling over the command and Grant was briefly relieved of the command then returned to the position.
(a) Major-General.
(b) Major.
(c) General.
(d) Colonel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 34, the Union troops captured Port ____________. Grant was accompanied by his thirteen-year-old son.

2. The move was prompted, in part, by the proximity of whom?

3. Eventually, Grant was ordered to San Francisco. When Grant's uniform first arrived, he put it on and went out in public. Why?

4. Grant said General Rosecrans, who had not been successful at Corinth, did what in his advance again upon Corinth?

5. Grant described an incident in which who was apparently killed but was later seen watching another fight?

(see the answer key)

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