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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Union noise does Johnston hear in Chapter 1?
(a) A bugle.
(b) A loud scream.
(c) A drum.
(d) A dog.

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

3. 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 are lush, fertile territories.
(c) They can be improved with Union funds.
(d) They are not worth fighting for.

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

5. How should the Confederate soldiers in Chapter 1 have tested their guns?
(a) By reloading them.
(b) By firing them.
(c) By replacing them.
(d) By burning them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which Biblical book is Shiloh mentioned?

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

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

4. What is the "rattle" noise that Walter hears in Chapter 2?

5. To which regiment does Walter Fountain belong?

(see the answer key)

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