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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Walter, how do the Union soldiers spend their days?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Writing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Drilling.

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

5. What is the "rattle" noise that Walter hears in Chapter 2?
(a) A drum.
(b) A dog.
(c) Confederate gunfire.
(d) Squirrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Grant's family business?

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

3. What is Walter Fountain's title in the military?

4. How does Palmer learn so much about Johnston?

5. According to the letter read to Confederate troops in Chapter 1, who is depending on the soldiers?

(see the answer key)

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