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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Walter's commander make the aides and officers do?
(a) Train along with the troops.
(b) Eat bugs along the trail.
(c) Exercise each morning.
(d) Run five laps around the church site.

3. What, according to Walter, was Grant's nickname in their hometown?
(a) Sam.
(b) "Useless" Grant.
(c) Sammy.
(d) Uncle Sam.

4. What is Walter Fountain's title in the military?
(a) Lookout.
(b) Chaplain.
(c) Adjunct.
(d) Strategist.

5. What practical item do many of the Confederate soldiers join the army without?
(a) Wives.
(b) A weapon.
(c) Life insurance.
(d) A birth certificate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stopped maneuver practice to take a look at the dog?

2. How do the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 test their guns?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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