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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Palmer's job in the Confederate Army?
(a) General.
(b) Cook.
(c) Aide-de-Camp.
(d) Medic-at-large.

2. What is the argument of Confederate commanders who insist upon a battle in Chapter 1?
(a) That the soldiers must earn their wages.
(b) That they must do it for the Confederacy.
(c) That not fighting would be demoralizing.
(d) That the women will be disappointed.

3. What animal do some of the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 see and shoot at during their march?
(a) A raccoon.
(b) A bear.
(c) A dog.
(d) A deer.

4. What does Palmer call the Confederate army from the vantage point of a ridge in Chapter 1?
(a) Swimming sea of people.
(b) Large army in motion.
(c) A hurricane of horror.
(d) Tiny, marching ants.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 1, who is in favor of canceling the Confederate attack?

4. What makes the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 begin to question whether their guns work?

5. What makes the march for the Confederate soldiers at the beginning of the novel so difficult?

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