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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Grant reinstated into the army?
(a) He made a campaign contribution to get it.
(b) A politician demanded reinstatement.
(c) He had to reapply and start over.
(d) He paid a bribe to get it.

2. Why isn't a surprise attack possible for the Confederates in Chapter 1?
(a) No one knows where the Union soldiers are.
(b) The Union soldiers can see them already.
(c) They have made too much noise.
(d) The generals talked and planned the battle.

3. How long has Walter been gone from home?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 16 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 6 months.

4. How old is Palmer when the book begins?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 17.

5. Who killed the animal that the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 see and shoot at during their march?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Johnston.
(c) Sherman.
(d) No one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assures Walter's commander that there are no Confederates nearer than Corinth?

2. What is the argument of Confederate commanders who insist upon a battle in Chapter 1?

3. How should the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 have tested their guns?

4. What finally cheers the Confederate soldiers on their march in the beginning of the novel?

5. Who is Walter's commander?

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