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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which general is Palmer's boss?
(a) Walker.
(b) Grant.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Johnston.

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

3. How does Palmer learn so much about Johnston?
(a) He is Palmer's uncle.
(b) From his father.
(c) From a book.
(d) He was Palmer's teacher.

4. In Chapter 1, who says that the only possibility of success the Confederates have is a surprise attack?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Johnston.
(c) Grant.
(d) Palmer.

5. How should the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 have tested their guns?
(a) By burning them.
(b) By firing them.
(c) By replacing them.
(d) By reloading them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Union noise that Johnston hears in Chapter 1 signify?

2. How does Palmer's father lose an arm?

3. Who describes the condition of the Confederate soldiers as they march in the beginning of the novel?

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

5. Whose mother dies in childbirth?

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