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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Walter do while on guard duty?
(a) Reads Tom Sawyer.
(b) Writes a letter.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Plans his attack.

2. What finally cheers the Confederate soldiers on their march in the beginning of the novel?
(a) Music.
(b) Sunlight.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) A deer.

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

4. In which Biblical book is Shiloh mentioned?
(a) Revelations.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Second Samuel.
(d) Ephesians.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of dog is with Walter?

3. In Chapter 1, who says that the only possibility of success the Confederates have is a surprise attack?

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

5. Why isn't a surprise attack possible for the Confederates in Chapter 1?

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