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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes a letter for Confederate commanders to read to their troops as they march toward battle in Chapter 1?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Johnston.
(d) Grant.

2. What makes the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 begin to question whether their guns work?
(a) The rain.
(b) Their own inability.
(c) Their swords have fallen apart.
(d) Their lack of confidence.

3. Toward what location is the Confederate Army marching at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Pittsburg Landing.
(b) Corinth Landing.
(c) Pittsburg.
(d) Corinth.

4. What is part of the daily drills for the Union soldiers?
(a) Being shot at.
(b) Making weapons.
(c) Spying on the Confederates.
(d) Changing locations.

5. When he joins the family business, who keeps Grant away from customers?
(a) His children.
(b) His wife.
(c) The customers themselves.
(d) His brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Walter's wife?

2. Who killed the animal that the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 see and shoot at during their march?

3. How was Grant reinstated into the army?

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

5. What does Walter do while on guard duty?

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