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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Johnston's opinion in Chapter 1, what kind of attack would the Confederacy need to make in order to have any chance at all of success?
(a) Slow and loud.
(b) Nuclear.
(c) Kamakaze.
(d) Surprise.

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

3. Whose mother dies in childbirth?
(a) Johnston's.
(b) Palmer's.
(c) Sherman's.
(d) Grant's.

4. In Chapter 1, who is in favor of canceling the Confederate attack?
(a) Grant.
(b) Forrest.
(c) Palmer.
(d) Johnston.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Palmer call the Confederate army from the vantage point of a ridge in Chapter 1?

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

5. Which general is Palmer's boss?

(see the answer key)

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