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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Palmer's father lose an arm?
(a) Fighting in Texas.
(b) Gambling.
(c) In a cotton gin.
(d) At the lumber mill.

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

3. How long has Walter been gone from home?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 6 weeks.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 16 days.

4. What does the Union noise that Johnston hears in Chapter 1 signify?
(a) That it is time to about-face.
(b) That it is time to stop for the day and set up camp.
(c) That the enemy has beens spoted and to prepare for immediate battle.
(d) That the Union is aware of the presence of the Confederates.

5. Who is Walter's commander?
(a) Palmer.
(b) Johnston.
(c) Forrest.
(d) Appler.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which Biblical book is Shiloh mentioned?

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

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

4. What sales career did Grant unsuccessfully try while staying out of the family business?

5. How should the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 have tested their guns?

(see the answer key)

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