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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Walter, how do the Union soldiers spend their days?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Writing.
(c) Eating.
(d) Drilling.

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

3. What kind of dog is with Walter?
(a) Poodle.
(b) Dalmation.
(c) Boxer.
(d) A Redbone.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Palmer when the book begins?

3. Who writes a letter for Confederate commanders to read to their troops as they march toward battle in Chapter 1?

4. Where was Palmer when the Confederacy seceded from the Union?

5. What makes it impossible for Luther's troop to stay in formation?

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