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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the dog with Walter?
(a) Rover.
(b) Spot.
(c) Reb.
(d) Bango.

2. How old is Palmer when the book begins?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

3. According to the letter read to Confederate troops in Chapter 1, who is depending on the soldiers?
(a) The Confederate government.
(b) The children.
(c) The women of the South.
(d) The slaves.

4. What provokes Walter's commander to send him with a message to the general that an attack is imminent?
(a) A minor skirmish.
(b) Dreaming about a skirmish.
(c) Seeing Union soldiers on the march.
(d) He hears something in the woods.

5. What is Walter's impression of the Confederate territories as he travels through them?
(a) He wants to move there when the war ends.
(b) They can be improved with Union funds.
(c) They are lush, fertile territories.
(d) They are not worth fighting for.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Palmer know Sherman?

2. What is Walter Fountain's military rank?

3. Why does Walter have guard duty at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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