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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) No one knows where the Union soldiers are.
(b) They have made too much noise.
(c) The Union soldiers can see them already.
(d) The generals talked and planned the battle.

2. How do the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 test their guns?
(a) By burning them.
(b) By firing them.
(c) By replacing them.
(d) By reloading them.

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

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

5. Why does Walter have guard duty at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) He was promoted to this job.
(b) For fun.
(c) It's his normal job.
(d) As punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who describes the condition of the Confederate soldiers as they march in the beginning of the novel?

2. What provokes Walter's commander to send him with a message to the general that an attack is imminent?

3. How old is Palmer when the book begins?

4. When he joins the family business, who keeps Grant away from customers?

5. How many Confederate commanders think the battle in Chapter 1 should be called off?

(see the answer key)

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