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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 54, Grant said the troops traveling in _________________ were faced with a different kind of country than they'd typically encountered across the south. The roads were in better condition and there was hardly ever a person seen other than those armed with Confederate sympathies.
(a) Virginia.
(b) Georgia.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Tennessee.

2. On May 22, Grant issued orders that scouts be sent out in search of what?
(a) The Confederate forces.
(b) Food.
(c) Other Union troops.
(d) Shelter.

3. Grant said the Confederate losses were bound to be higher and outlined his plans to do what?
(a) Convince the Confederates to surrender.
(b) Contact the families of those who had died.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Continue the attack, even if it took the entire summer.

4. In Chapter 59, Grant stepped back in time to _____________ and described Sherman's "march to the sea". Grant telegraphed Sherman in early that month, urging that Sherman continue to press the Southern troops.
(a) April.
(b) January.
(c) September.
(d) October.

5. Two days later, Grant set up a military trap with several troops apparently exposed to attack, hoping what?
(a) The Confederates would run in the opposite direction.
(b) The Confederates would see through his plan.
(c) The Confederates would use the apparent opportunity.
(d) The Confederates would try a similar tactic.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book concludes with an appendix titled, "Report of Lieutenant-General U.S. Grant of the United States Armies. The opening of that section was addressed to E.M. Stanton, who was the _____________________ and was intended to be an overview report of Grant's involvement in the war.

2. Grant wrote Sherman a letter on ______________ 3, 1864. He said that it appeared Sherman faced no real obstacles but Grant declined celebrating Sherman's victory, saying he didn't want to do so until "the victory is assured".

3. In Chapter 61, Grant detailed the events leading up to the attempts to rout the Confederates from Fort _____________, located near Wilmington.

4. When Lee's forces were discovered, what did Grant learn?

5. Grant told a story about __________ that he said epitomized the man's character.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why, in Chapter Fifty-Nine, does Grant step back in time to Sherman's march to the sea?

2. One day, Grant and other officers were within shooting range of Confederate soldiers. Did the soldiers shoot at them? Why or why not?

3. When Lee's troops were discovered, what was learned about Lee and his men?

4. Why did Lincoln recall the saying that "If a man can't skin he must hold a leg while somebody else does?"

5. What happened in January when the peace commissioners came to meet with Lincoln? Why might this have happened?

6. How did Grant believe his men and General Meade's men should catch up to Lee and his men? Why?

7. Grant tells a story about Confederate Commander Bragg. Why does he tell this story?

8. How important was slavery to the turmoil and eventual war between the states, according to Grant.

9. Why did the Confederate women cry when they learned that the Union had the upper hand in the war?

10. What was most devastating about the Battle of the Wilderness?

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